About Reality Defender
Reality Defender is a deepfake and AI-generated media detection platform serving enterprises, governments, and financial institutions. It uses a patented multimodal detection system to identify synthetic or manipulated content across audio, video, image, and text in real time. The platform is accessible via an enterprise-grade API and SDK, enabling organizations to prevent fraud, impersonation, and disinformation at scale.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$33M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Ali Shahriyari
Previously worked at Originate (digital transformation consulting) and the AI Foundation. Strong software engineering background.
LinkedInGaurav Bharaj
Previously led R&D at the AI Foundation. Has held senior research roles at Adobe, Intel, Harvard, and Technicolor. PhD from Harvard.
Ben Colman
Former Goldman Sachs VP. Serial founder and angel investor. MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, BA in Economics from Claremont McKenna College.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.