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Duna

Category: AI in Fintech

An AI-native identity platform that automates global business onboarding and KYB (Know Your Business) compliance for fintechs and marketplaces. Duna was founded in 2023. The company is led by David Schreiber. Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: €40.7M. Latest round: Series A (€30.0M, Feb 2026). Key investors include ["CapitalG (Alphabet)","Index Ventures","Puzzle Ventures","Frank Slootman","Pieter van der Does","Claire Hughes Johnson"].

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team size
10-50
Total funding
€40.7M

Value proposition

Transforms compliance from a manual cost center into a growth driver by reducing business onboarding times from weeks to minutes through AI-driven automation and real-time verification.

Products and solutions

["AI-Driven KYB (Know Your Business) Automation","Global Business Identity 'Digital Passport'","Automated Document Verification & Extraction","Real-time Compliance Risk Scoring","Continuous Monitoring & Re-verification Engine"]

Unique value

Unlike legacy systems that rely on manual reviews and static databases, Duna uses an AI-first architecture to create a 'digital passport' for businesses, allowing for instant, portable trust across the internet.

Target customer

Global fintech companies, financial institutions, B2B marketplaces, and enterprise SaaS platforms.

Industries served

["Fintech","Banking & Financial Services","E-commerce Marketplaces","Payments Infrastructure","Professional Services"]

Technology advantage

Leverages LLM-based profiling to analyze unstructured business data and global registries in real-time, combined with deep payments infrastructure expertise from its Stripe-alumni founding team.

How they differentiate

Duna differentiates through an AI-native architecture that replaces manual document review with LLM-based profiling and real-time data orchestration. Unlike legacy providers, it creates a 'digital passport' for businesses, allowing for portable, instant trust across different platforms and jurisdictions.

Main competitors

["Middesk","Fourthline","Persona"]

Key partnerships

["Plaid (Strategic Client/Partner)","Index Ventures","CapitalG (Alphabet)","Strategic backing from executives at Stripe, Adyen, and Snowflake"]

Notable customers

["Plaid"]

Major milestones

["Founded in 2023 by former Stripe and Fourthline executives","Raised €10.7M Seed round led by Index Ventures in May 2025","Secured Plaid as a major strategic enterprise client","Raised €30M Series A led by CapitalG (Alphabet) in February 2026"]

Growth metrics

Rapidly scaled from founding in 2023 to a €30M Series A within three years; team expansion from 10 to 50 employees following Seed funding.

Market positioning

Premium infrastructure-as-a-service for high-growth fintechs, marketplaces, and global financial institutions.

Geographic focus

Europe (HQ in Amsterdam) and North America.

Patents and IP

No registered patents disclosed as of latest update; focuses on proprietary AI models and data orchestration logic.

About David Schreiber

David Schreiber is the Co-founder and CEO of Duna. He previously spent six years at Stripe (2017–2023), where he served as a Product Lead and ran one of the company's largest global business units, specifically focusing on core card payment infrastructure and identity. Prior to Stripe, he worked as an Associate at McKinsey & Company, focusing on financial services.

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