CipherOwl Inc

About CipherOwl Inc

CipherOwl Inc. is a defense and compliance technology company that provides an AI-native intelligence layer for institutional cryptocurrency compliance. The firm was founded in 2024 by CEO Leo Liang and CPO Ming Jiang, both of whom previously led on-chain data and compliance infrastructure teams at Coinbase. Their experience at Coinbase, where they built internal compliance systems after finding external options inadequate, directly informed CipherOwl's mission to solve compliance scalability for the broader digital asset industry.

The company's platform is designed to address the increasing complexity of blockchain compliance by transforming raw, multi-chain data into explainable, evidence-backed decisions for regulatory reporting and internal oversight. It utilizes an AI-driven “SR3 stack” which stands for Screening, Reasoning, Reporting, and Research, to automate the end-to-end compliance process. This includes real-time transaction screening, risk detection, automated report drafting, and case management tools, significantly reducing manual investigation time. The platform's APIs are also built to allow other AI agents to programmatically request compliance checks, facilitating autonomous financial operations on the blockchain.

CipherOwl serves financial institutions, public agencies, crypto exchanges, and protocol builders, aiming to bridge the gap between compliance innovators and investigators. Despite having operated in stealth, the company has secured major institutional customers, including Coinbase, OKX, 0x, Cobo, and Story Protocol. In October 2025, CipherOwl announced it had raised $15 million in a seed funding round co-led by General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, OKX Ventures, and others. This capital is intended to accelerate hiring, expand support for more blockchain networks, and strengthen institutional partnerships.