Apate.AI raises $8.2M
Apate.AI announced a Seed round of $8.2M on 31 August 2026. The company operates in Cybersecurity and is based in Australia. It was founded by Dali Kaafar, Founder and CEO. Announced 45 days ago.
Founder
Dali Kaafar
Founder and CEO, Apate.AI
Outreach angles
- -Prof. Dali Kaafar founded Apate.AI to build AI agents that engage scammers directly and turn their tactics into protective intelligence.
- -Kaafar is relocating Apate.AI from Sydney to the US as the company scales its anti-scam AI agent technology.
- -Raised an $8.15 million seed round led by Lobby Capital to expand its scam-fighting AI agent platform.
Signals
SeedAI-NativeNew MarketEnterpriseB2B
Round details
Company: Apate.AI
Domain: apate.ai
Amount: $8.2M
Stage: Seed
Industry: Cybersecurity
Country: Australia
Announced: 31 August 2026
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