# Heka Global

> Heka Global is a New York and Tel Aviv based fintech that turns scattered public web signals into structured, explainable consumer profiles for financial institutions. Its AI-driven web intelligence engine helps banks, insurers and pension providers detect fraud, verify identities, reconnect dormant accounts and underwrite thin-file customers - using a proprietary database of millions of records plus live open-web data. Heka raised a $14M Series A in July 2025 led by Windare Ventures with participation from Barclays and Corn`er Banca.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States (with Tel Aviv, Israel)
- **Founders:** Idan Bar-Dov (Co-Founder & CEO), Ishay Horowitz (Co-Founder), Rafael Berber (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~46 employees
- **Products:** External Customer Intelligence Engine, Fraud Detection, Pensions Management, Credit & Insurance Underwriting
- **Notable:** Raised $14M Series A in July 2025 led by Windare Ventures with Barclays and Corner Banca participating., Built a proprietary database of millions of records combined with live web intelligence and custom AI models., Caught 65% of account-takeover losses in one customer deployment without disrupting legitimate activity.

## Products & services

- **External Customer Intelligence Engine** — An analyst-grade AI engine that extracts and structures every verifiable data point from the public web - behavioral signals, online activity and risk indicators - into real-time digital identities with full source traceability.
- **Fraud Detection** — Identifies synthetic and manipulated identities, account takeover and suspicious activity in real time using behavioral and web signals.
- **Pensions Management** — Reconnects dormant and lost pension accounts by enriching member profiles with open-web data and contactability signals.
- **Credit & Insurance Underwriting** — Converts limited or thin financial histories into informed, audit-ready underwriting decisions using alternative and nontraditional data.

## Achievements

- Raised $14M Series A in July 2025 led by Windare Ventures with Barclays and Corner Banca participating.
- Built a proprietary database of millions of records combined with live web intelligence and custom AI models.
- Caught 65% of account-takeover losses in one customer deployment without disrupting legitimate activity.
- Achieved ISO 27001 and AICPA SOC 2 certifications.
- Signed financial institutions and trustees across the US, UK, Europe and Switzerland.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Named technical partner to Winmark's PensionChair Network for pension trustees.
- **2025-07** — Closed $14M Series A to accelerate US expansion and deepen its UK and Europe footprint.
- **2025-03** — Went live on the NayaOne fintech marketplace.

## Links

- Website: https://hekaglobal.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heka-global

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Last updated: 2026-06-15