# Sphinx

> Sphinx builds browser-native AI agents that do the work of a human compliance analyst - running AML, KYC, KYB and enhanced due diligence reviews inside the case-management tools banks and fintechs already use. Every decision is logged and explainable, producing a regulator-ready audit trail. Founded in 2024 by Alexandre Berkovic and Chrisjan Wust and backed by Y Combinator, Sphinx raised a $7.1M seed round in early 2026 and now runs in production across banks, fintechs, crypto platforms and public companies in eight countries.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Alexandre Berkovic (Co-founder & CEO), Chrisjan Wust (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~14-18
- **Products:** Onboard, Enrich, Assess, Manage
- **Notable:** Raised $7.1M seed in early 2026 led by Cherry Ventures, Y Combinator Fall 2024 batch, Agents live in production across 8 countries

## Products & services

- **Onboard** — Automates customer onboarding and KYC/KYB checks to reduce friction and drop-offs while catching real risk.
- **Enrich** — Turns fragmented data from portals, PDFs, email and internal systems into structured, actionable intelligence for a case.
- **Assess** — Reviews alerts, runs AML/sanctions/PEP/adverse-media checks and drafts dispositions to resolve risks and investigations, keeping analyst oversight.
- **Manage** — Controls the end-to-end compliance journey - transaction monitoring, EDD and regulator-ready SAR/UAR reporting with a full audit trail.

## Achievements

- Raised $7.1M seed in early 2026 led by Cherry Ventures
- Y Combinator Fall 2024 batch
- Agents live in production across 8 countries
- Handled millions of alerts and hundreds of thousands of cases
- Cleared multi-month alert backlogs in days, cutting ops cost up to ~4.2x
- SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant
- Helped Alviere automate 86% of its compliance cases

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Raised $7.1M seed round led by Cherry Ventures with Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, Deel Ventures and Singularity Capital.
- **2026-02** — Announced partnership with TRM Labs to deliver AI-powered AML compliance at scale.
- **2026-01** — Published case study: Alviere automated 86% of compliance cases using Sphinx agents.

## Links

- Website: https://sphinxhq.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sphinx-hq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Sphinx_HQ

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Last updated: 2026-07-02