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Verdict Machine launch: what they're building and where to launch next

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What they're building

AI cybersecurity for financial institutions' digital assets

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
4
Based
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Founders

verdictmachine.com ↗

See their funding details ↗

Verdict Machine on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Verdict Machine uses AI to understand each financial institution's complete on-chain environment, assess its cyber risk and generate tailored controls. The same live model powers transaction prevention, continuous cyber diligence, security posture and cost-efficient wallet screening. Before execution, Verdict Machine evaluates proposed transactions against the institution's active policies. In our first weeks, we started POCs with asset managers and digital-asset infrastructure providers whose systems move billions of dollars every week for financial institutions. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "AI that understands each institution" (source)

Who is behind it

  • Dan Danay, Founder/CEO: Co-founder and CEO at Verdict Machine (YC S26). Previously Head of Blockchain Security at Check Point (NASDAQ:CHKP), launching their digital assets division. Founded keyTango (MPC-powered crypto clearing house) and Airmada (YC W16, automated drone stations). MIT Sloan MBA. Captain in Israeli Navy, commanded missile ship and naval electronics school. (source)
  • Isaac Grossman, Founder: Co-founder and CTO at Verdict Machine (YC S26). Previously VP Engineering at Fhenix, where he led development of an FHE-enabled L2, and at SCRT Labs, where he helped scale Secret Network to a top-100 crypto asset. Co-founded keyTango, an MPC-powered crypto clearing house. (source)
  • Liran Kogan, Founder/CPO: Co-founder and CPO at Verdict Machine (YC S26). Previously launched and led blockchain-security products at Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP), and led payments and FX products at Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO). NYU + INSEAD. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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Where else to launch Verdict Machine

  • Product Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Dev Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • No Code Founders ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • OnlineGeniuses ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Product Makers ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

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