Castle
Castle, formerly known as Castle.io, is a B2B security company based in San Francisco, specializing in preventing account and platform abuse with real-time, scalable solutions.
Company Overview
Castle, formerly known as Castle.io and Castle Intelligence, is a B2B company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with a fully remote team. The company specializes in providing security solutions to prevent account and platform abuse on a large scale. Leveraging advanced technology, Castle offers various services including real-time velocity-based rules, resilient device fingerprinting, and comprehensive analytics to ensure deep visibility into user behavior.
Services
Castle offers a suite of services designed to prevent account and platform abuse. Their solutions include real-time velocity-based rules, resilient device fingerprinting, and deep analytics for user behavior. They provide custom signal-based scores, flexible self-managed lists, and a rules engine to translate analysis into actionable steps. Castle also offers workflows and automation processes to scale abuse response, and a unified API for threat intelligence to combat various types of account abuse, such as fake accounts, account takeovers, and transaction abuse.
Target Use Cases
Castle's security solutions are designed to address a wide range of use cases. These include the creation of fake accounts, account takeovers, multi-accounting, content abuse, SMS pumping, account sharing, transaction abuse, and API abuse. By providing a unified API and leveraging advanced threat intelligence, Castle ensures robust protection against these types of abuses, enabling scalable and effective responses for its clients.
Technological Features
Castle boasts several technological features aimed at enhancing security and preventing abuse. The company's APIs are designed to handle billions of monthly requests while providing a swift 100ms response time for device fingerprinting, risk scores, and rules computation. Their solution includes a robust rules engine, real-time analytics, and threat intelligence, all tailored for scalability. Additionally, Castle's systems are SOC 2 Type II and GDPR ready, ensuring compliance and data security.
Y-Combinator and Pricing Model
Castle was part of the Y-Combinator's W16 batch, a prestigious accelerator program that supports startups with funding and mentorship. The company employs a pay-as-you-go pricing model, allowing clients to scale their security needs efficiently without hefty upfront costs. This pricing model is especially beneficial for growing businesses that require flexible and scalable security solutions.
