TRM Labs
Headquarters
San Francisco United States
About us
To build a safer financial system for billions of people by detecting, deterring, and disrupting crypto-facilitated crime.
TRM Labs builds blockchain intelligence and AI solutions to help law enforcement, financial institutions, and crypto businesses detect and disrupt financial crime. The platform traces stolen funds, identifies criminal networks, and monitors sanctions risk across 184+ blockchains. More than 600 government agencies and financial institutions in 75 countries use TRM's data and AI agents, including the FBI, IRS, PayPal, and Visa. The company operates the Beacon Network, the largest public-private partnership in crypto, enabling real-time coordination to freeze illicit funds. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, TRM has offices in Washington D.C., London, Singapore, and other major cities while maintaining a distributed-first culture.
Products
TRM Forensics provides evidentiary-grade tracing and network analysis for criminal investigations. Agent, powered by Orion AI, integrates into Forensics to let investigators use plain-language queries to cluster syndicates and triage leads. Threat Graph maps 50+ categories of illicit activity across blockchains using on-chain attribution. The platform also includes transaction monitoring, wallet screening, sanctions compliance tools, and specialized products like Investigation360 and NatSec360 for defense agencies. TRM's BLOCKINT API lets organizations integrate blockchain risk data into their own systems.
Funding
TRM Labs has raised $220 million total across multiple rounds. The company closed a $70 million Series C in February 2026 at a $1 billion valuation, led by Blockchain Capital. This followed a $70 million Series B in late 2022 led by Thoma Bravo and a $14 million Series A in 2021 led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Other investors include Goldman Sachs, Y Combinator, Tiger Global, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, and American Express Ventures. Revenue has grown over 150% annually for the past five years.
Recent news
In June 2026, TRM Labs issued a public warning after its investigators uncovered multiple active cryptocurrency scams targeting fans of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including fake ticketing websites and fraudulent crypto-based betting schemes.
Technology
The platform processes petabytes of blockchain data using a modern stack built on React, Redux, Vue.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript for the frontend. Backend services use Python with FastAPI, alongside data warehouses and SQLite pipelines. Infrastructure includes Apache Airflow for workflows, Kubernetes for orchestration, and Apache Iceberg with StarRocks for the data lakehouse. AI capabilities leverage NVIDIA GPUs and vLLM, while Go handles high-performance components. The TRM APIs support integration with customer systems, and teams script in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript for prototypes and PoCs.
Benefits
TRM operates as a distributed-first company with full remote work options. The Solutions Architect team works globally with overlap during 8am-5pm EST for collaboration. Benefits include competitive salary and equity benchmarked annually, 25 days PTO, 14 holidays, sabbatical programs, 18 weeks paid parental leave, and fertility support in select regions. The culture emphasizes high velocity and ownership - shipping in days what takes months elsewhere. Teams collaborate asynchronously through Slack with frequent customer syncs and detailed documentation.