What Deep Media does

Deep Media is an Oakland-based, privately held agentic threat and media intelligence company founded in 2017, employing 11-50 people. It sells an AI-native platform that combines deepfake detection, identity-signal analysis, and real-time content moderation into a single-pass architecture the company calls the Content Genome, replacing legacy multi-model stacks that Deep Media argues suffer from linear cost growth, latency, brittle audit trails, and zero-day blind spots. Its core products are Guardian (an autonomous AI agent that maps adversary networks and claims to neutralize threats 72 hours before they strike), Shield/Edge Defense (sub-200ms real-time interception of harmful speech, voice clones, and hate raids across video, audio, and text), DeepID (deepfake detection using privacy-preserving embeddings), and a Trust Bar & Proof Layer that generates audit-ready chain-of-custody artifacts for DSA and OSA compliance.

The platform is delivered via API and Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing integration into existing Trust & Safety pipelines without architectural rewrites. Deep Media targets three primary verticals — Government & Defense, BFSI, and Digital Platforms — with a secondary consumer segment for creators and high-profile individuals. The company claims compliance with DSA, OSA, SOC 2, and GDPR, and participates in industry events such as IAFCI to drive awareness in the financial-crimes community.

Revenue is generated through an enterprise SaaS subscription model with no public pricing; sales are consultative, demo-led, and quote-based, targeting large contracts with governments, defense agencies, financial institutions, and digital platforms. The CEO and founder is Rijul Gupta, with Ally Madrone serving as VP of Product. Funding is thin in disclosed terms, with Defiance Capital named as an investor in a 2024 round; no ownership, revenue, or ARR figures are publicly available.

Name

Deep Media

Legal name

Deep Media

Website

https://deepmedia.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deep Media is an Oakland-based AI platform that combines deepfake detection, autonomous threat hunting, and real-time content moderation into a single-pass architecture, sold via enterprise SaaS to governments, BFSI institutions, and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Threat Intelligence

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Authenticity, Watermarking & Deepfake Detection (HDAAAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content Identification & Matching (Fingerprinting, ID Resolution) (MPAHALAE), Content-Aware/AI Media Processing (Per-Title Encode, Scene Detection) (MPAHAHAH), Security, Access Control & Forensic Audit for Collaboration (zero-trust, session logging) (MPAHANAI)

Keywords

• Deepfake detection
• Content moderation
• Threat intelligence
• Media authenticity
• Synthetic media security

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS/Platform Subscription: Deep Media operates on a SaaS subscription model, delivering its platform capabilities (Guardian threat hunting, Edge Defense, Shield, and MCP integration) as a managed service. Customers access capabilities via API and Model Context Protocol, with pricing likely tiered by volume, usage, or enterprise scale. The company offers tailored ROI analysis and demo-based sales, indicating enterprise contract structures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Deep Media operates an agentic AI platform that delivers threat intelligence, authenticity verification, and content moderation through a unified single-pass architecture. The platform detects deepfakes, synthetic identities, voice clones, and harmful content across video, audio, and text, with sub-200ms edge interception latency. It is delivered via API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) for integration into enterprise Trust & Safety pipelines.

Product overview

Deep Media is an Agentic Threat and Media Intelligence platform offering a unified portfolio of AI-powered security products. The core offerings include Guardian (autonomous AI agent for threat hunting that maps adversary networks 72 hours before attacks), Shield/Edge Defense (single-pass content security with sub-200ms latency for real-time interception), and DeepID (deepfake detection technology using privacy-preserving embeddings). The platform provides authenticity verification, identity signals, and 50+ policy enforcements, integrated via API or Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Trust & Safety pipelines. The company also offers a Trust Bar & Proof Layer for compliance (DSA, OSA, SOC 2, GDPR).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guardian: Autonomous AI Agent for Threat Hunting that maps adversary networks and neutralizes campaigns 72 hours before they strike.
• Shield
• DeepID

Products and services

• Guardian Autonomous AI agent for threat hunting that maps adversary networks and neutralizes campaigns 72 hours before they strike. Covers Identity Signals (deepnude, synthetic impersonator, IP abuse, catfishing detection), Network Telemetry (coordinated commercial abuse networks), Emerging Threats (zero-day viral harm detection via deep/dark web monitoring), and Autonomous Monitoring (continuous surveillance for likeness theft and disinformation). Built for governments, BFSI, and large platforms.
• Shield (Edge Defense) Single-pass content security platform that replaces legacy multi-model stacks with one efficient call, performing authenticity verification, identity signals detection, and 50+ policy enforcements simultaneously at sub-200ms latency. Intercepts harmful speech, voice clones, and hate raids in live streams, gaming voice chat, and real-time text. Delivered via API or Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• DeepID Deepfake detection and identity verification technology that uses privacy-preserving embeddings to detect synthetic identity fraud, deepnudes, synthetic impersonators, IP abuse/misuse, and catfishing profiles across image and video modalities. Designed for security and privacy compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% lower total cost of ownership vs. legacy multi-model stacks
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reality Defender: Reality Defender is a deepfake and synthetic media detection platform serving enterprises, governments, and platforms with real-time AI detection across audio, video, and image. Direct competitor to Deep Media's DeepID and Shield products, addressing the same synthetic identity and deepfake threat surface.
• Sensity AI: Sensity AI (formerly Deeptrace) is an early deepfake detection company offering AI-generated content detection and threat intelligence to enterprises and governments. Directly competes with Deep Media across deepfake detection and synthetic media threat intelligence use cases.
• Hive: Hive provides AI-powered content moderation, deepfake detection, and image classification APIs for trust & safety teams at digital platforms. Direct competitor offering multimodal detection with API-first delivery, overlapping with Deep Media's Shield and DeepID offerings.
• ActiveFence: ActiveFence is a trust & safety platform offering AI content moderation, threat intelligence, and fraud detection for digital platforms and government. Highly comparable to Deep Media's Guardian agent + Shield combination, with overlap on DSA/OSA-aligned compliance workflows.
• Truepic: Truepic provides content authenticity and provenance technology, including C2PA-compliant signed media and deepfake detection. Overlaps with Deep Media's authenticity verification and chain-of-custody positioning for regulated and enterprise customers.
• Resemble AI: Resemble AI offers both voice synthesis and voice clone detection (Resemble Detect) for real-time audio deepfake and fraud prevention. Direct overlap with Deep Media's audio modality deepfake detection and BFSI fraud use cases.
• Pindrop: Pindrop provides voice authentication, liveness detection, and deepfake/voice clone fraud detection for contact centers and financial institutions. Overlaps with Deep Media's BFSI focus and synthetic voice fraud detection, particularly against voice clone-enabled social engineering.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft (Azure AI Content Safety): Microsoft offers Azure AI Content Safety as a native cloud service covering text and image moderation, with adjacent deepfake detection investments via Azure AI Studio. A broad incumbent that competes via platform bundling rather than specialized deepfake expertise.

Emerging players

• Attestiv: Attestiv provides AI-powered media authentication and anti-fraud tools focused on deepfake detection and digital asset provenance for enterprise and government. An emerging player with overlapping content authenticity and chain-of-custody capabilities, though smaller scale than Deep Media.
• Optic: Optic provides AI-generated content detection and authenticity signals for digital platforms and trust & safety teams. An emerging player in the synthetic media detection category with meaningful overlap on image and video authenticity for platform customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deepmedia-ai

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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