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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''E-commerce fraud-prevention company founded in Tel Aviv by a former Israeli military-intelligence cyber officer; valued at $3 billion in 2021'''}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Forter<br />
| type = Private<br />
| founded = {{Start date|2013}}<br />
| founder = [[Michael Reitblat]], [[Liron Damri]], [[Alon Shemesh]]<br />
| hq_location = New York, United States<br />
| industry = E-commerce fraud prevention<br />
}}<br />
'''Forter''' is a fraud-prevention company for online retailers. It was founded in Tel Aviv by chief executive [[Michael Reitblat]], president [[Liron Damri]] and chief analyst [[Alon Shemesh]], and is now based in New York. In May 2021 it raised $300 million in a round led by [[Tiger Global Management]], at a $3 billion valuation.<ref name="TCForter">Ingrid Lunden, [https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/25/forter-raises-300m-on-a-3b-valuation-for-a-platform-to-combat-e-commerce-fraud/ Forter raises $300M on a $3B valuation to combat e-commerce fraud] ''TechCrunch'', 25 May 2021, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Founder and military intelligence ==<br />
''Frontier Enterprise'' reported that before founding Forter, [[Michael Reitblat]] "was a Military Intelligence Officer with the Israeli Intelligence Corps – Cyber Command" ([[Aman|Intelligence Corps]]). It quoted him on what he had learned there: "how do you detect (threats)?"<ref name="FrontierForter">[https://www.frontier-enterprise.com/forter-ceo-seeks-to-build-trust-in-the-e-commerce-space/ Forter CEO seeks to build trust in the e-commerce space] ''Frontier Enterprise'', 24 October 2022, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> ''GOBankingRates'' said he "served in the cyber intelligence unit of the Israeli Army" and then joined [[Fraud Sciences]], which [[PayPal]] bought in 2008. It said he founded Forter in 2013.<ref name="GBRForter">Gabrielle Olya, [https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/entrepreneur/forter-ceo-michael-reitblat-interview/ How This Former Israeli Intelligence Officer Fights Cyber Fraud] ''GOBankingRates'', 14 May 2019, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Funding ==<br />
''TechCrunch'' reported that the 2021 Series F round included new backers [[Third Point Ventures]] and [[Adage Capital Management]], and existing investors [[Bessemer Venture Partners]], [[Sequoia Capital]], [[March Capital]], [[NewView Capital]], [[Salesforce Ventures]] and [[Scale Venture Partners]].<ref name="TCForter" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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