GetReal Security was built to confront one of the defining threats of the generative AI era: convincing deepfakes and synthetic media used to impersonate people and deceive organizations. The company was co-founded by Hany Farid, a UC Berkeley professor widely regarded as a pioneer of digital media forensics and deepfake detection, alongside chairman and co-founder Ted Schlein, with Matt Moynahan, a veteran security executive who previously led Symantec, Arbor Networks, Veracode, and Forcepoint, serving as CEO. That combination of deep academic forensics expertise and enterprise security leadership defines GetReal's approach.
GetReal detects manipulated and AI-generated content across video, audio, and images using a layered set of forensic techniques, including pixel-level analysis, biometric verification, and behavioral pattern detection. Beyond analyzing static files, the platform performs real-time identity authentication during live digital interactions such as video meetings and help-desk calls, where deepfake-driven executive impersonation and social engineering increasingly occur. The company packages this into GetReal Protect for real-time communications security and GetReal Inspect for automated forensic content verification, complemented by advisory services and a research-driven labs practice.
The threats GetReal addresses are concrete and growing: fraudulent job candidates using deepfakes to pass interviews, executive impersonation and voice-cloning attacks behind CEO fraud, and account takeovers that exploit help-desk identity verification. The company cites research indicating a majority of organizations have experienced a deepfake attack within the past year, underscoring the urgency of dedicated detection.
GetReal raised a $17.5 million Series A led by Forgepoint Capital, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, and the K2 Access Fund; its broader investor base includes Capital One Ventures, Cisco Investments, and In-Q-Tel. With a founding team anchored by one of the field's most recognized experts and an enterprise-grade platform spanning forensics and live authentication, GetReal positions itself as a leader in defending organizations against malicious AI-generated media.