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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''Israeli behavioural-biometrics fraud-detection company co-founded by a former Unit 8200 head of innovation; majority-owned by Permira since 2024'''}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = BioCatch<br />
| type = Private<br />
| founded = {{Start date|2011}}<br />
| founder = [[Avi Turgeman]], [[Benny Rosenbaum]], [[Uri Rivner]]<br />
| hq_location = Tel Aviv, Israel; New York, United States<br />
| industry = Behavioural biometrics, fraud detection<br />
| parent = [[Permira]] (majority, from 2024)<br />
}}<br />
'''BioCatch''' is an Israeli company that sells behavioural-biometric authentication and fraud-detection software. It was founded in Tel Aviv in 2011 by [[Avi Turgeman]], [[Benny Rosenbaum]] and [[Uri Rivner]].<ref name="SWBioCatch">[https://www.securityweek.com/behavioral-biometrics-firm-biocatch-raises-30-million/ Behavioral Biometrics Firm BioCatch Raises $30 Million] ''SecurityWeek'', 12 March 2018, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> Since 2024 it has been majority-owned by the private equity firm [[Permira]].<ref name="PermiraBC">Permira, [https://www.permira.com/news-and-insights/announcements/permira-completes-acquisition-of-majority-position-in-biocatch-at-13-billion-valuation/ Permira Completes Acquisition of Majority Position in BioCatch at $1.3 Billion Valuation] ''Permira'', 9 September 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Founders and Unit 8200 ==<br />
''SecurityWeek'' reported that [[Avi Turgeman]] "is an alumnus of the IDF Unit 8200 intelligence service, having spent six years as head of innovation in the unit" ([[Unit 8200]]). In that role, it said, "he studied how criminals — or for him at that time, terrorists — moved around the internet", and these skills "inspired the founding of BioCatch".<ref name="SWBioCatch" /><br />
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== Ownership ==<br />
''Ctech'' reported in May 2024 that a [[Permira]] fund would pay around $750 million for 60% of BioCatch, valuing it at $1.3 billion, mainly buying shares from [[Bain Capital]] and [[Maverick Ventures]], which had invested in 2020.<ref name="CtechBC">Sophie Shulman, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sywgy3gmr Permira acquiring control of BioCatch at $1.3 billion valuation] ''Ctech'', 2 May 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> Permira announced completion on 9 September 2024. It said that [[Ran Maidan]], its senior adviser and head in Israel, would chair BioCatch's board; the chief executive is [[Gadi Mazor]].<ref name="PermiraBC" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Unit 8200]]<br />
* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]<br />
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