TRM Labs Raises $70M Series C for AI Crime-Fighting Push

Funding at $1B Valuation Targets AI-Driven Investigations and Compliance Tools Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • February 4, 2026

A blockchain analytics and artificial intelligence solutions vendor led by a former McKinsey analyst raised $70 million to expand AI-powered tools across investigations, compliance and intelligence.

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The Blockchain Capital-led Series C round will help San Francisco-based TRM Labs pursue investigations that use orchestrated AI agents to scale blockchain forensics and compliance solutions that help analysts manage transaction monitoring, due diligence and KYC at unprecedented scale, said co-founder and CEO Esteban Castano. He said TRM Labs will continue to invest in data and threat intelligence.

"Today, defenders don't have enough tools to keep pace with the speed and scale at which the threat landscape is evolving," Castano told Information Security Media Group. "We ...