Paris-based Prelude raises €17.2 million Series A to scale its onboarding and trust infrastructure platform

Paris-based Prelude has secured €17.2 million in Series A funding to bolster its innovative onboarding and trust infrastructure platform. This significant investment highlights the growing demand for advanced solutions that address critical issues in user verification and fraud prevention within the digital ecosystem. The company's approach aims to revolutionize how businesses establish and maintain trust with their users throughout their entire lifecycle. Prelude differentiates itself by integrating previously fragmented tools, such as verification, fraud detection, identity management, and device intelligence, into a unified platform. By leveraging telecom data, behavioral signals, and machine learning, Prelude enables continuous trust decisions, moving beyond single-point verifications to offer robust, real-time user assessments. This comprehensive strategy allows businesses to significantly reduce costs associated with fraud and improve user conversion rates. The impact of Prelude's technology is substantial, offering tangible benefits to companies struggling with inefficient and costly onboarding processes. Clients are reportedly experiencing over 40% savings on verification expenses while simultaneously enhancing user acquisition. Furthermore, the launch of Prelude's Auth API and Intel API promises to further solidify its position by providing continuous trust checks and real-time carrier intelligence, thereby strengthening European digital sovereignty by offering alternatives to potentially less transparent global solutions.