Legiti
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Legiti was a Sao Paulo-based antifraud platform founded in 2019 by Stanford graduates Pedro Sanzovo and Pearson Henri, both former Palantir employees. It used machine learning to prevent transactional fraud and chargebacks for Latin American e-commerce companies, improving approval and conversion rates for online retailers.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
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- Company founded
Pedro Sanzovo and Pearson Henri found Legiti in Sao Paulo, an antifraud platform for Latin American e-commerce.
- Funding round
Legiti raises a BRL 42 million round led by Kaszek Ventures to expand its AI fraud solutions.
- Acquisition
Signifyd acquires Legiti in March 2023; the founders and key fraud-prevention experts join Signifyd to build a Brazil-based R&D hub, and Legiti's independent operations end that month.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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