OurCrowd portfolio company BioCatch has been acquired by Visa (NYSE:V) for $2.4 billion.
In a company statement, Visa said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the anti-fraud tech firm.
BioCatch has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platform to analyze deep data such as device handling, keystrokes, and more to detect fraud and differentiate between valid users. Widely used by global banks, BioCatch is said to protect 1.8 billion devices and 760 million users globally.
Online investment platform OurCrowd supplied growth capital to BioCatch alongside top VCs. Smaller, accredited investors were able to purchase private securities in BioCatch on the marketplace.
In January 2026, BioCatch reported its best quarter ever, topping $185 million in ARR. At that time, BioCatch CEO Gadi Mazor said: “BioCatch’s growth is proof that trust is becoming the defining currency of modern banking.”
In 2025, the company estimated it had protected more than $4 billion in fraud for the year.
Andrew Torre, president of value-added services at Visa, said scams cost the global economy more than $1 trillion annually.
“BioCatch will help our clients stop fraud before it reaches the point of payment. This acquisition is part of our strategy to help clients prevent cyber threats upstream, building trust into every transaction.”
In recent years, Visa has invested over $13 billion in new tech to protect the payment ecosystem.
Mazor said Visa’s acquisition positions it even better to protect consumers from financial crime.
OurCrowd typically updates users on returns generated from their securities offerings but has yet to share what investors have earned in the deal. BioCatch last raised funding in 2024 at a $1.3 billion valuation.
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