Israeli startup that detects deepfakes sold to Deel for about $50 million

Israeli AI security company Clarity is being acquired by Deel, a global workforce management platform. The acquisition value has not been officially disclosed but is estimated at $40-50 million in cash and stock. Clarity employees will join Deel. Founded in 2022, the company raised $16 million from investors including Walden Catalyst Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. Its technology helps organizations verify candidates' identities and prevent impersonation, including via deepfakes. The acquisition will allow Deel to expand its continuous biometric verification capabilities.

Israeli AI security company Clarity is being acquired by Deel, a global workforce management platform. The companies did not disclose the acquisition value, but it is estimated at $40-50 million in cash and stock. As part of the deal, Clarity employees will join Deel. Clarity was founded in 2022 and has raised $16 million to date from investors such as Walden Catalyst Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. The company's technology helps organizations ensure that the people they hire are indeed who they claim to be, even in an era of real-time deepfake forgeries. The acquisition will allow Deel to expand its trusted identity capabilities on its platform, with continuous biometric verification throughout the employee lifecycle. The move makes Clarity's continuous identity verification capabilities an integral part of Deel's workforce management platform, helping organizations deal with a new generation of AI-based security threats.