# Apate.AI

> Adversarial conversational AI agents that engage scammers and harvest fraud intelligence for banks and institutions.

## Why it is interesting

August 31, 2026 US$8.15M (A$11.4M) seed led by Lobby Capital as the CBA-proven anti-scam platform relocates to the U.S. — company claims 2.5M+ decoy conversations.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Seed — $8.15M (August 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $8.2M
- **Stage:** seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** cybersecurity, ai-ml, fintech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **Latest funding investors:** Lobby Capital, OIF Ventures

## Key facts

- US$8.15M / A$11.4M seed led by Lobby Capital (Aug 31, 2026)
- Named customer: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Company: >2.5M decoy conversations; >250k intel artefacts

## Funding history

- Seed · $8.15M · August 2026
  Source: https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/funding/anti-scammer-startup-apate-ai-nabs-11-4-million-seed-raise-amid-us-move/

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-apate-ai-8-15m-seed-lobby-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-31-september-1-investment-news-grid-housing-payments

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**Last updated:** September 1, 2026

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