Sphinx · Jul 2026
Company comparison article positions Sphinx as the investigation and case-automation layer for KYC/KYB/AML workflows, with custom enterprise pricing and browser-native deployment.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Sphinx (sphinxhq.com) is an AI compliance agent for financial crime operations, helping banks, fintechs, and crypto companies clear KYB and AML cases faster by automating compliance workflows on top of existing systems.
Primary product
AI compliance agent for KYB/AML and broader financial crime compliance workflows
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI compliance / financial crime compliance automation
Offices
United States
South Africa
France
Business model
B2B SaaS
Enterprise software
AI services/automation
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$8.1M
Latest round
Seed · Feb 2026
Latest amount
$7.1M
Feb 2026 · Cherry Ventures
People & investors
Leadership
Alexandre Berkovic
Co-Founder & CEO
Chrisjan W.
Co-Founder
Manuel Feigl Varela
Head of Compliance
Dean Uata
Founding GTM
Founders
Co-Founder & CTO
Work & culture
Public materials emphasize being a compliance-focused, production-stage team building automation that replaces manual compliance work; no detailed public culture/benefits page was found.
Product & market
Differentiators
- —AI agents that work on top of existing systems
- —Claims to automate AML, KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring, and SAR filings end-to-end
- —Focus on reducing manual compliance workload and cutting costs
- —Production deployment across multiple countries
Customers
banks
fintechs
crypto companies
public companies
Competitors
ComplyAdvantage
Unit21
Alloy
Middesk
Featurespace
Scale & contact
Estimated monthly visits
67
Traffic estimate as of Apr 2026
Latest news
Sphinx · Jun 2026
Case study says Conduit cleared a six-month alert backlog in two days using Sphinx agents, with 1,000+ alerts dispositioned and 200+ hours saved monthly.
Sphinx · Jun 2026
Case study says Equals achieved 87.3% straight-through processing for screened cases and processed 2,061 applications in one day using Sphinx.
Sphinx · Jun 2026
Case study says Alviere automated 86.1% of compliance cases and reported a 98.7% false-positive detection rate with Sphinx.
Company website / Exa extraction · Jun 2026
Primary source describing the product, customer segments, workforce, and funding totals.
Jobs and careers at Sphinx
8 jobs at Sphinx
Chief of Staff
On-site
Operations
San Francisco
4mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Compliance Solutions Architect
On-site
Product
San Francisco
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Product Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Head of Content
On-site
GTM
San Francisco
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Founding Sales
On-site
Sales
San Francisco
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Forward Deployed Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
11mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Member of Technical Staff
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
11mo ago
On-site
Full-time