Silent Eight Raised $40m in their Series B Round

Today, Silent Eight announced the closing of a $40m Series B funding round. The round was led by TYH Ventures and HSBC Ventures, the firm’s latest customer to also become an investor.

“HSBC has been pleased with the progress made by Silent Eight’s AI platform,” said Ore Adeyemi from HSBC Ventures. “We look forward to continuing to strengthen our partnership through this investment, and we are excited that my colleague Tom Caine is also joining as a Board Observer to help drive this investment partnership”

Other investors from OTB Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, SC Ventures (Standard Chartered Bank’s venture unit), Aglaia, and Koh Boon Hwee, Chairman and General Partner of Altara Ventures also continued their investment from previous funding rounds. Kolya Miller from TYH Ventures is joining the board.

Silent Eight is a pioneer in the field of AI enhanced economic sanctions enforcement and financial crime prevention. The Singapore-based startup has raised $55m to date. Today’s round brings the firm’s total valuation to four times its previous value in October 2020. In that time revenue has grown sixfold and headcount has tripled.

“Historic performance has been strong and the future revenue growth projections are even stronger. This is a business that’s poised to scale,” said Kolya Miller of TYH Ventures. “We have been incredibly impressed with Silent Eight’s leadership and are fortunate to be involved in such an impactful enterprise.”

Today’s funding will predominantly be used to expand technology functions in support of Silent Eight’s rapidly expanding customer base. The firm expects to hire over 150 data scientists, developers and engineers in 2022.

“We are here to support our customers and the policy makers of the world by ensuring that the benefits of the most advanced Artificial Intelligence systems are available on the frontlines of crime fighting”

said Martin Markiewicz, Silent Eight CEO and Founder.

About Silent Eight:

Silent Eight is a technology company leveraging AI to create compliance platforms for the world’s leading financial institutions. Our mission is to empower our clients in their fight to eliminate financial crime. Founded in Singapore and with global hubs in New York, London, and Warsaw, we are deployed in over 150 markets. For more information, visit: www.silenteight.com

About TYH Ventures:

TYH Ventures is a family office anchored firm that provides venture capital in the form of both fund and direct investments. TYH’s core thesis includes investing in verticals across a diverse range of industries, and seeks to provide both equity and strategic relationships at the company’s inflection point.