# Consilient

> Consilient is a New York- and Washington, D.C.-based financial technology company that applies federated machine learning to anti-money laundering and financial crime detection. Its models learn from behavioral patterns across multiple banks and share the algorithms - not the underlying customer data - so institutions can collaborate on catching illicit activity while preserving privacy. Founded in 2020 as a joint venture between K2 Integrity and Giant Oak, the company's Dozer platform has demonstrated in bank trials that it can sharply cut false positives while improving true-positive detection.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States (with offices in Washington, D.C.)
- **Founders:** Gary M. Shiffman (Co-Founder & Board Member (founder/CEO of Giant Oak, creator of GOST)), Juan Zarate (Co-Founder & Chair of the Board (global co-managing partner, K2 Integrity))
- **Team size:** ~11 employees
- **Products:** Dozer Platform, Core AML/CFT Model, Correspondent Banking Model, High-Risk Typology Models, High-Risk Jurisdictions Model
- **Notable:** Bank trials demonstrated federated machine learning cut false positives from over 90% down to about 12% while raising true-positive detection., Two technology patents pending for adaptive transaction processing systems and orchestration techniques., Raised a $3M seed round in May 2022 to accelerate client pilots and product development.

## Products & services

- **Dozer Platform** — Consilient's core federated machine learning platform that trains and orchestrates models shared across financial institutions - sharing algorithms and behavioral insights rather than underlying customer data.
- **Core AML/CFT Model** — Enhances transaction monitoring alerts for retail and business banking customers, improving detection of suspicious activity.
- **Correspondent Banking Model** — Addresses the unique risks associated with correspondent banking relationships and cross-border flows.
- **High-Risk Typology Models** — Uncovers concealed high-risk transaction patterns tied to specific money-laundering typologies.
- **High-Risk Jurisdictions Model** — Identifies transactions originating from or routed through high-risk countries.
- **KYC/AML Risk Rating Model** — Evaluates and scores customer risk profiles to support know-your-customer and onboarding decisions.

## Achievements

- Bank trials demonstrated federated machine learning cut false positives from over 90% down to about 12% while raising true-positive detection.
- Two technology patents pending for adaptive transaction processing systems and orchestration techniques.
- Raised a $3M seed round in May 2022 to accelerate client pilots and product development.
- Brought its next-generation federated learning solution to market in early 2023.
- Co-founded by the first-ever U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.

## Latest updates

- **2020-10** — Consilient publicly launches as a joint venture of K2 Integrity and Giant Oak, led by co-founder Gary Shiffman.
- **2021-02** — Announces bank trial results showing federated machine learning improves effectiveness and efficiency of financial crime detection.
- **2022-05** — Announces $3 million seed funding round and expands senior leadership team.
- **2023-03** — Launches its next-generation federated learning RegTech solution to market.

## Links

- Website: https://consilient.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/consilienttech
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/consilienttech/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ConsilientTech

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Last updated: 2026-07-06