hawk:AI

Hawk sells AI-driven anti-money-laundering, sanctions screening and fraud-prevention software to banks, payment companies and fintechs. Founded in Munich in 2018 by Tobias Schweiger and Wolfgang Berner and trading as Hawk AI GmbH, it pairs a configurable rules engine with explainable machine-learning models, and sells transaction monitoring, customer and payment screening, customer risk rating and an agentic AML Investigative Agent. Named customers include Deutsche Bundesbank, Commerzbank, VR Payment, VakifBank International, Ratepay, Neonomics, North American Bancard, Alviere and Vodafone Fiji, and the company reported more than 80 customers globally at its April 2025 Series C. That $56m round, led by One Peak, took disclosed funding to $83m across backers including Macquarie Capital, Rabobank, BlackFin Capital Partners, Sands Capital, DN Capital, Picus and Coalition. Beyond the Munich headquarters it has named offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Paris and Singapore.