What Arachnys does

Arachnys is a London-based cloud regtech company founded in 2010 that built solutions for financial crime customer risk assessment and CDD, KYC, and enhanced due diligence compliance. Its product surface centered on AI-driven adverse media screening, AML workflows, financial crime investigations, and compliance analytics aimed at financial institutions and other regulated entities. Operationally the firm was a 51–100 employee private company that raised approximately $10M in venture capital, including a $10M round led by QED Investors in October 2018, alongside earlier angel participation from Cambridge Angels, Cambridge Capital Group, and Martlet Capital.

Commercially, Arachnys pursued an enterprise sales-led go-to-market, evidenced by a dedicated CRO and global account director. Its AI positioning was the primary differentiator, framing screening and investigation workflows as automated rather than purely manual analyst processes. The firm did not disclose pricing or a self-serve channel, suggesting contract-based SaaS or platform deals typical of compliance infrastructure sold to regulated buyers.

Following its acquisition by Solytics Partners, Arachnys became a wholly-owned subsidiary contributing adverse media screening and financial crime analytics IP to Solytics' broader FCC ecosystem (including SAMS Adverse Media) and AI governance product lines. As a result, Arachnys's standalone commercial metrics are no longer independently disclosed and its roadmap is now set within the parent portfolio.

Name

Arachnys

Legal name

Arachnys

Website

https://arachnys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Arachnys is a London-based cloud regtech, founded in 2010, that provided AI-driven adverse media screening, AML, CDD, and KYC compliance solutions to financial institutions before being acquired by Solytics Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Compliance Software (AML/KYC)

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

AML/CTF Transaction Monitoring & Case Management (FSAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Customer Identity (KYC/CDD/EDD) & Onboarding (FSAMAMAA)

Keywords

• AML compliance software
• KYC customer screening
• Adverse media monitoring
• Financial crime analytics
• Customer due diligence

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Arachnys provides cloud-based solutions for assessing financial crime customer risk and supporting CDD (Customer Due Diligence), KYC (Know Your Customer), and EDD (Enhanced Due Diligence) compliance. The company's offering centers on AI-driven AML (Anti-Money Laundering), financial crime investigations, adverse media screening, and compliance analytics capabilities for financial institutions.

Product overview

Arachnys specialized in AI-driven AML (Anti-Money Laundering), financial crime investigations, adverse media screening, and compliance analytics capabilities. The company was acquired by Solytics Partners to strengthen end-to-end AML and financial crime compliance capabilities. Prior to acquisition, Arachnys provided solutions focused on AI-driven financial crime detection and compliance analytics for financial institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arachnys Financial Crime Compliance Platform

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Solytics PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolytics Partners announced the acquisition of Arachnys to expand AI-driven AML, financial crime investigations, adverse media screening, and compliance analytics capabilities. The acquisition was intended to strengthen end-to-end AML and financial crime compliance capabilities. Arachnys was absorbed into Solytics Partners' portfolio following this transaction.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ComplyAdvantage: London-based AI-driven AML, KYC, and adverse media screening platform serving banks and fintechs. Closest like-for-like competitor to Arachnys in scope (CDD/EDD, screening, transaction risk) and geography.
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Provides PEP, sanctions, and adverse media screening plus KYC data feeds used by global financial institutions. Directly comparable on adverse media and watchlist screening — Arachnys' historical core.
• Napier AI: UK-based RegTech offering AI-driven AML transaction monitoring, screening, and case management to banks and fintechs. Overlaps directly with Arachnys on AML workflow and investigations, with a similar London-based RegTech profile.
• Silent Eight: AI-native name and transaction screening platform for AML, sanctions, and adverse media investigations. Closely comparable to Arachnys on AI-driven screening and case decisioning for financial institutions.
• Featurespace: UK-based adaptive behavioural analytics vendor for AML and fraud transaction monitoring. Comparable as a UK-headquartered RegTech using AI/ML in financial crime compliance workflows.
• Trulioo: Global identity verification and KYC/AML onboarding platform. Comparable on customer onboarding and KYC data verification, with a stronger consumer/fintech onboarding focus.

Broad incumbents

• Refinitiv World-Check (LSEG): Long-standing incumbent KYC and adverse media screening data provider, now part of LSEG. Comparable in adverse media and PEP screening, but operates as part of a much larger financial data franchise rather than a pure-play RegTech.
• Bureau van Dijk (Moody's): Moody's-owned corporate data and KYC/CDD platform serving AML, beneficial ownership, and customer due diligence workflows. Comparable on CDD/EDD, with much broader entity-data coverage.

Emerging players

• Jumio: Digital identity verification and KYC onboarding vendor used by banks, fintechs, and crypto firms. Adjacent to Arachnys on KYC/CDD but more focused on biometric and document verification upstream.
• Veriff: AI-driven identity verification and AML/KYC tooling for regulated onboarding flows. Comparable on the KYC/CDD component of Arachnys' offering, but narrower than Arachnys' full investigations and adverse media scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arachnys

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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