# Spec

> Spec is an AI-resistant fraud prevention platform that monitors the entire customer journey - not just login or checkout - to detect bots, fraud rings, and abusive AI agents in real time. Founded in 2020 in San Jose by ex-eBay and ThreatMetrix operators, Spec protects Fortune 500 consumer brands across e-commerce, ticketing, food delivery, and marketplaces.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Nate Kharrl (Co-founder & CEO), Patrick Chen (Co-founder), Bryce Verdier (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~180
- **Products:** Spec Trust Cloud, Spec ID, Site Sentry, Adaptive Defenses
- **Notable:** Raised $33.7M total funding through Series A, Rebranded from SpecTrust to Spec in 2022 with expanded platform, Customers report >99% reductions in fraudulent and abusive activity

## Products & services

- **Spec Trust Cloud** — Journey-data platform that collects and unifies behavioral, trust, and payment signals into a single source of truth.
- **Spec ID** — Journey Data fingerprinting that links sessions and behaviors across a customer's full path, not just at login.
- **Site Sentry** — Proactive fraud attack-surface analysis - finds the weak doors before fraudsters do.
- **Adaptive Defenses** — Real-time countermeasures against bots, AI agents, account takeover, refund abuse, and card testing.

## Achievements

- Raised $33.7M total funding through Series A
- Rebranded from SpecTrust to Spec in 2022 with expanded platform
- Customers report >99% reductions in fraudulent and abusive activity
- Analyzes 14x more behavioral and linking data than traditional fraud tools

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Closed $15M Series A led by SignalFire to accelerate AI-resistant fraud defense.
- **2022-08** — SpecTrust rebrands to Spec, launches new platform features and additional funding.

## Links

- Website: https://specprotected.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/specprotected/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/specprotected

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Last updated: 2026-05-23