Serial AI Entrepreneur and Inventor of Falcon Fraud System Joins Pioneering Data-Driven Venture Capital Firm
DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / D3VC, the first data-driven venture capital firm leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify high-potential investments in the equity crowdfunding space, today announced that Krishna Gopinathan has joined as General Partner. Gopinathan, who has been working with D3VC in a strategic capacity since July 2024, is now publicly joining the firm to help accelerate its innovative investment approach.
Gopinathan brings over 30 years of AI and data science leadership, including inventing the Falcon fraud detection system that now protects over 3 billion payment accounts worldwide and has prevented an estimated $500 billion to $2 trillion in fraud losses. As former CEO of Applied Data Finance, he scaled the company to $300 million in annual loan bookings and $100 million in revenue, raising over $400 million in capital and earning recognition as #8 in the Americas on the Financial Times' fastest-growing companies list.
D3VC has established itself as a pioneer in the intersection of data science and venture capital, utilizing a proprietary dataset comprising over 150 data points on over 10,000 equity crowdfunding offerings. The firm's machine learning algorithm, developed over 18 months, enables the identification of high-potential startups in the rapidly growing equity crowdfunding market, which reached near record investments of $543 million in 2024.
"Krishna's proven track record of building AI systems that operate at global scale perfectly complements our data-driven approach," said Sherwood Neiss, Managing Partner of D3VC. "His invention of Falcon demonstrates the transformative power of AI in financial services - the same principle we're applying to venture capital. His addition as General Partner strengthens our ability to identify and support the most promising companies in the equity crowdfunding ecosystem."
Gopinathan has authored 12 patents in AI, predictive modeling, and fraud detection. He completed an executive program at Stanford Graduate School of Business and holds a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. His companies have been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for three consecutive years.
"D3VC represents the future of venture capital - where data science and AI drive investment decisions rather than intuition alone," said Krishna Gopinathan. "The firm's unique dataset and machine learning approach to the equity crowdfunding market creates unprecedented opportunities to identify high-potential startups early. I'm excited to help scale this innovative model and support the next generation of data-driven entrepreneurs."
The equity crowdfunding industry has experienced remarkable growth, with AI/ML companies raising over $102 million in 2024 alone, up from just $290,266 in 2016. D3VC's approach of investing in approximately 200 companies during its capital deployment period reflects its understanding of venture capital's power-law distribution while managing risk through diversification.
About D3VC D3VC is the first data-driven venture capital firm built specifically for the equity crowdfunding industry. Using proprietary machine learning algorithms and a comprehensive dataset of over 10,000 offerings, D3VC identifies and invests in high-potential startups that leverage the democratized capital access of equity crowdfunding. For more information, visit www.d3vc.ai.
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D3VC
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SOURCE: D3VC
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