FrankieOne
FrankieOne provides fraud detection and customer verification software for banks and fintechs, with 104 employees and $32M in funding. Its Series A in late 2022 included backers like Greycroft and Airtree Ventures.
The growth story
FrankieOne grew from 18 to 104 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $32M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2022.
About
FrankieOne sells automated compliance tools that help financial services firms verify customer identities and detect fraud during onboarding. Banks and fintechs use it to meet regulations while speeding up account approvals.
The company has raised $32M, most recently in a 2022 Series A. It draws engineering talent from compliance tech peers like GBG and LexisNexis, with 30 engineers among its 104 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up nearly 30% of the 104-person team. The company has a typical Australian tech tenure of 2 years median.
The FrankieOne org chart
Simon Costello (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 50 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 31 (-3% YoY), Business Development 9 (0% YoY), Information Technology 9 (-18% YoY), Product Management 8 (+14% YoY), Customer Success and Support 8 (0% YoY), Sales 7 (+40% YoY).
Talent flow
Staff frequently come from compliance tech firms like GBG and LexisNexis, with Accenture also a key source. Alumni often move to Australian banks like ANZ or tech firms like Atlassian.
Most common previous employers of FrankieOne staff: Accenture (4), GBG (4), LexisNexis Risk Solutions (4), Hacktiv8 Indonesia (4), Catch (3), Macquarie (3). Former FrankieOne employees most often moved to ANZ (4), Upvest (2), Google (2), Commonwealth Bank (2), KAST (2), Atlassian (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The FrankieOne mafia
Five alumni-founded companies exist, including NEAR Foundation (83 staff) and smaller ventures like Veresure and Candelibra.
5Joseph Beverley, was Enterprise Account Manager - Crypto & Fintech until 2022Guy Underwood CCRO, GAICD, was Chief Risk Officer until 2019David Box, was VP Revenue until 2024German Grigorev, was Frontend Developer until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 35% direct, 39% search, 18% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at FrankieOne: Management (34), Leadership (34), SQL (30), Project Management (29), Team Leadership (26), JavaScript (25), Communication (25), Microsoft Office (24).
Where the team actually sits
FrankieOne people are concentrated in Victoria, Australia (28), Greater Melbourne Area (11), New South Wales, Australia (9), Jakarta, Indonesia (6).
Search footprint
FrankieOne attracts about 91 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7 ranking keywords and lost 5 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
FrankieOne has 104 employees as of September 2026.
FrankieOne has raised $32M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2022.
FrankieOne was founded in 2017 by Simon Costello.
Simon Costello (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of FrankieOne's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current FrankieOne staff are Accenture (4 people), GBG (4 people), LexisNexis Risk Solutions (4 people).
Former FrankieOne employees most often move to ANZ (4), Upvest (2), Google (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at FrankieOne, including NEAR Foundation, Veresure, One Thirty X.
FrankieOne attracts about 91 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among FrankieOne staff are Management, Leadership, SQL, Project Management, Team Leadership.
FrankieOne staff are concentrated in Victoria, Australia (28), Greater Melbourne Area (11), New South Wales, Australia (9).
FrankieOne has about 31 people in Engineering, down 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
FrankieOne has about 9 people in Business Development, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 93 current and 132 former FrankieOne profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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