PANews reported on November 19 that Doppel, an AI-driven social engineering defense platform, announced the completion of a $70 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from George Kurtz, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Aurum Partners, Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, a16z, South Park Commons, Script Capital, 9Yards Capital, Sozo Ventures, and Strategic Cyber Ventures.

Doppel aims to protect organizations from social engineering threats such as phishing, impersonation, and deepfake fraud. The new funding will support the construction of a digital protection infrastructure that combines generative AI with expert human analysis.