2024-03-04
Blockpliance
www.blockpliance.comHeadquarters
NYC
Employee Count
2 FTEs; 4 PT
Year Founded
2021
Amount raised
$125K
Business model
Enterprise contracts (government and large companies) & SaaS for businesses
Early traction
Successfully onboarded a government in Latin America, engaged in pilot programs with a state-wide police force and a banking regulator, and partnered with a prominent business
Investors
HNWIs + Founder’s personal funds
Banks and financial institutions are increasingly realizing the potential of embracing digital currencies as a new revenue stream.
To accept these transactions, banks face stringent legal and regulatory responsibilities to ensure their platforms aren’t misused for illicit activities.
Yet, many institutions lack the sophisticated tools and knowledge needed to evaluate the safety of cryptocurrency transactions.
Plus, high costs and complexities of existing compliance solutions present significant barriers.
This week’s company equips compliance teams with essential tools for safe crypto asset interaction and regulatory adherence.
Blockpliance is a platform that arms institutions against illicit blockchain transactions.
Platform: By leveraging AI, the product makes it easy for non-crypto native teams to get real-time risk assessment with better accuracy, at lower cost, and with improved efficiency.
Institutions: Compliance is crucial for banks, card issuers, crypto exchanges or institutions, and public sector entities.
Illicit Transactions: Blockpliance’s algorithm detects for money laundering, human trafficking, terrorist financing, ransomware, scams and other criminal activity.
Bulleted Version
Market Opportunity: Global financial crime compliance can cost organizations hundreds of billions with the market expected to grow as more institutions adopt complex blockchain-based systems.
Financial Crime: The fight against financial crime is intensifying, with cryptocurrency’s potential to aid human trafficking, terrorist financing, ransomware, scams and other criminal activity.
Blockpliance offers a crucial solution to bolster the advantages of decentralized currencies while controlling their risks.
Cost Effective: Leveraging AI, Blockpliance provides a more affordable solution compared to traditional compliance methods, reducing the need for extensive manual oversight and thus, lowering operational costs for organizations.
Volatility: Blockpliance hinges on the belief that digital currencies will continue to grow and be integrated into the broader financial system despite the asset’s volatility .
Regulatory: As governments and financial bodies worldwide adjust their policies to keep up with the fast pace of digital currency adoption, Blockpliance must continuously adapt its algorithms and methodologies to remain compliant.
Rising costs: While AI provides Blockpliance with a competitive edge, the soaring popularity and development costs of advanced AI technologies, especially Large Language Models, could escalate operational expenses.
Chainalysis: Backed by Accel, Benchmark, Paradigm, Ribbit, and others.
Elliptic: Backed by JP Morgan, Digital Currency Group, Wells Fargo, SoftBank, and others.
TRM Labs: Backed by Thoma Bravo, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Amex, Bessemer, Y Combinator, and others
Ciphertrace: Acquired by Mastercard in 2021
WhyBlockpliance
With the potential to revolutionize cryptocurrency transactions by blocking unsafe asset interactions, Blockpliance is set up for success.
*Nothing in this content constitutes investment or legal advice. Conduct independent diligence and consult professional advisers before making investment decisions.*
Explore
other features
SF
2026-02-10
Sotira
Sotira helps brands monetize surplus inventory by automating resale, compliance, and logistics through an AI‑powered marketplace of verified buyers.
Business model
Subscription fee + take rate on transactions
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2026-01-27
BuildingAssets
BuildingAssets.ai is a platform that deploys AI agents into a building’s tech stack to surface hidden savings and take action to capture them.
Business model
Annual recurring revenue (per building) + referral fees from trusted service partners
Nashville, TN
2026-01-13
Watt Data
Watt Data is an AI data platform that helps companies find high-intent customers by connecting real-world behaviors into insights that tell you who to target and why now.
Business model
SaaS plus consumption-based pricing