In a bold move signaling the growing urgency of financial crime prevention, Germany-based Hawk AI has announced a successful $56 million Series B funding round. This major capital injection is set to turbocharge the company’s mission to redefine how financial institutions detect and prevent illicit activities using artificial intelligence.
Led by global investment powerhouses including Sands Capital, alongside participation from Picus Capital, DN Capital, and Coalition, the funding round reaffirms industry confidence in Hawk AI’s approach to smarter compliance.
Founded in 2018, Hawk AI is transforming the outdated frameworks often used in anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Its cloud-native, modular platform is designed to offer real-time transaction monitoring, behavioral analytics, sanctions screening, and customer risk assessment—capabilities that are essential for banks and fintechs aiming to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated financial criminals.
The company’s technology integrates seamlessly into the tech stacks of financial institutions, leveraging explainable AI to reduce false positives, enhance detection accuracy, and ensure transparency for regulators. This positions Hawk AI as a vital partner for institutions aiming to keep pace with fast-evolving threats while maintaining regulatory compliance.
CEO Tobias Schweiger emphasized that the new funding will be directed toward accelerating product development, expanding into new global markets, and deepening customer support capabilities. “We’re at a turning point in financial crime prevention,” Schweiger said. “This investment enables us to push harder and faster toward delivering scalable, intelligent, and transparent compliance technology for financial institutions worldwide.”
Hawk AI has already established itself as a trusted name in the AML tech space, partnering with banks and payment providers across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. As financial crime continues to evolve, the company’s scalable AI-driven solutions are becoming increasingly vital to identifying suspicious behavior in real time—without overwhelming compliance teams.
With this latest round of investment, Hawk AI is set to double down on its mission: making financial crime detection more accurate, transparent, and future-ready.
