# Alisdair Faulkner

> Alisdair Faulkner is the Sydney-based co-founder and CEO of Darwinium. Previously co-founder and chief product officer of ThreatMetrix, acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions in 2018 for a reported US$830 million, he builds fraud prevention technology focused on digital identity, customer behavior and the intent of humans and AI agents.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Darwinium
- **Organizations:** Darwinium, ThreatMetrix, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, NetPriva, Accenture
- **From:** Darwin, Australia
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Master of Engineering in Information Technology and Telecommunications, University of Adelaide, Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance, Securities Institute of Australia, Company Directors Course diploma, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Executive development program in venture capital and entrepreneurship, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded ThreatMetrix, acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions in 2018., Helped grow ThreatMetrix recurring revenue to US$100 million, according to his public account and Darwinium’s biography., Won a Software Engineering prize during his University of Adelaide studies, according to his 2023 interview.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Senior consultant in Accenture’s e-commerce practice.
- **2000** — Co-founded NetPriva; worked in products and business development.
- **2005** — Co-founded ThreatMetrix; later served as chief product officer.
- **2008** — NetPriva acquired by Expand Networks.
- **2018** — ThreatMetrix acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions for a reported US$830 million; subsequently led global fraud and identity markets and strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
- **2021** — Became co-founder and CEO of Darwinium.
- **2023** — Darwinium announced an $18 million Series A led by U.S. Venture Partners.
- **2025** — Darwinium launched Beagle and Copilot agentic AI capabilities.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ThreatMetrix, acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions in 2018.
- Helped grow ThreatMetrix recurring revenue to US$100 million, according to his public account and Darwinium’s biography.
- Won a Software Engineering prize during his University of Adelaide studies, according to his 2023 interview.
- Named inventor on patents concerning device identification and multivariable fingerprinting, listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- Led Darwinium as the team won the 2023 Merchant Risk Council Ignite Award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Darwinium published network insights covering 5.4 billion events since May 2025, emphasizing intent assessment across human and AI-agent journeys; these are company-reported network observations.
- **2026-03** — Discussed authorized AI agents, malicious automation and agentic commerce with Alan Shimel on Techstrong TV on March 23.
- **2025-07** — Darwinium announced Beagle and Copilot on July 29, adding adversarial AI simulations and AI-assisted fraud operations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.darwinium.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisdairfaulkner/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22