Funding · Financial Services

Sign3 raises $1.5M from Cedar Hill Capital

By Startup Enthusiast · 30 March 2026

What they do

Sign3 makes an AI-powered tool that helps banks and marketplaces spot fraud and manage risk

The company raised $1.5 million in a funding round led by Cedar Hill Capital with Smile Group participating

Over 20 banks and fintechs use the platform to detect money mule accounts and hidden fraud patterns

Sign3 raised $1.5M in a funding round led by Cedar Hill Capital.
Existing investor Smile Group participated in this investment round alongside new backers.
Angel investors including Rajesh Sawhney, Dinesh Agarwal, Anup Agarwal, and Vinay Bagri joined the round.
Cedar Hill Capital made its third portfolio bet and second investment in AI-led enterprise tech.
The funds will strengthen product capabilities and enhance AI models for fraud detection.
Sign3 plans to expand go-to-market efforts and scale its engineering and analytics teams.
Sahil Anand, Managing Partner at Cedar Hill Capital, supported the investment decision.
Fraud patterns are growing more sophisticated with synthetic identities and multi-account abuse.

Financial institutions are shifting from rule-based systems to adaptive AI-driven risk intelligence.
The platform helps detect money mule accounts and identify high-risk NPA users in real-time.
Sign3 serves over 20 banks, fintechs, and marketplaces with its risk management solutions.

Sign3 builds an AI-powered fraud intelligence and risk management platform for financial institutions and digital marketplaces.
The platform uses device intelligence, behavioural biometrics, and alternative data signals.
It generates real-time risk insights to support fraud prevention and risk decisions.
Use cases include detecting money mule accounts and uncovering hidden fraud patterns.
The system identifies high-risk NPA (Non-Performing Asset) users for lenders.
Over 20 banks, fintechs, and marketplaces currently use the Sign3 platform.
The technology adapts to sophisticated fraud methods like synthetic identities and behavioural manipulation.
The company is headquartered in Gurugram, India.

Sign3 will strengthen product capabilities and enhance AI models using the raised funds.
The company plans to expand go-to-market efforts and scale engineering and analytics teams.

Cedar Hill Capital (lead) — Investment firm with sister entities FinTech Lab and Cedar-IBS Intelligence platform.
Smile Group (existing) — Existing investor participating in the current round.
Rajesh Sawhney (angel) — Angel investor associated with GSF.
Dinesh Agarwal (angel) — Angel investor associated with IndiaMart.
Anup Agarwal (angel) — Angel investor associated with Kiwi.
Vinay Bagri (angel) — Angel investor associated with Niyo.