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Sentilink Acquires Upstream Logix

Feb 22, 2022•over 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

SENTILINK CORP.

Acquired Company

Upstream Logix

San FranciscoPrivacy And SecurityPaymentsFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologySoftwareCommerce And Shopping

Description

On the heels of its Series B, SentiLink, the leader in identity verification technology, today announced its first acquisition. Upstream Logix, an industry leader in data intelligence for alternative finance, is now part of SentiLink and brings with it powerful insights on underserved consumers and the creditors that serve their financial needs, facilitating accurate risk assessment and enabling consumers to gain access to credit.

Company Information

Company

SENTILINK CORP.

Location

171 2ND STREET, FLOOR 4

San Francisco, California, United States

About

SentiLink is a leader in identity verification technology. This includes solutions to prevent synthetic fraud, identity theft, and other emerging fraud vectors at the point of account origination. SentiLink was founded by Naftali Harris and Maxwell Blumenfeld in 2017, two former risk leaders from the online lender Affirm. SentiLink has raised $85M to date from investors and partners with over 100 financial institutions. For more information, please visit: https://www.sentilink.com/

M&A Insights

Based on deal data
Integration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed

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