Shufti
Shufti is a London-based identity verification platform that has raised $22M in Series A funding. It employs 143 people and serves clients needing compliance with AML, KYB, and fraud prevention regulations.
The growth story
Shufti grew from 72 to 143 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $22M along the way, most recently a Series A in March 2022.
About
Shufti provides software for businesses to verify identities and comply with financial regulations across different regions. Its platform handles document checks, transaction monitoring, and risk assessments using localized fraud pattern data.
The company, founded in 2016, secured $22M in Series A funding in March 2022 led by Updata Partners. Its workforce shows strong representation from Pakistani universities and tech firms, with sales being the largest department at 45 employees.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function with 45 employees, representing nearly a third of the company. The leadership team is not detailed in the data, but the workforce has a median tenure of just one year.
The Shufti org chart
Azka Tauqir (CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 29 (-42% YoY), Business Development 28 (-22% YoY), Marketing 16 (-6% YoY), Finance 15 (0% YoY), Engineering 12 (-43% YoY), Operations 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Shufti recruits heavily from Programmers Force (24 hires) and Pakistani universities like University of the Punjab (10 alumni). Alumni frequently move to Pakistani tech firms like Tkxel and AML Watcher.
Most common previous employers of Shufti staff: Programmers Force (24), Systems (6), Market Pro (5), ibex (4), National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (3), Revolut (3). Former Shufti employees most often moved to Tkxel (5), Programmers Force (5), AML Watcher (4), NETSOL Technologies (4), NOVA Finance (3), KnowledgeCity (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Shufti mafia
Shufti alumni have founded 7 companies, including Renova App and Brainite, each with multiple staff members from Shufti. The most active founder started WaqasDB and By The Sea Management.
7Lee Hazzard, was Strategic Advisor until 2020Ayyan Nakai, was Business Development Specialist until 2026Waqas Ahmad, was Senior Database Consultant (Contract) PostgreSQL until 2025Christian Wheeler, was Head of European Sales until 2023Shahrooz M., was Business Development Representative until 2025
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 67% direct, 16% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Shufti: Business Development (56), Communication (49), Sales (47), Project Management (47), Problem Solving (43), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (43), Lead Generation (42), Microsoft Office (38).
Where the team actually sits
Shufti people are concentrated in Punjab, Pakistan (55), England, United Kingdom (11), Pakistan (6), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (5). 7 offices on record.
Search footprint
Shufti attracts about 2,231 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $39K a month if bought through ads. It gained 695 ranking keywords and lost 736 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Shufti has 143 employees as of September 2026.
Shufti has raised $22M in total, most recently a Series A round in March 2022.
Azka Tauqir (CEO) sits at the top of Shufti's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Shufti staff are Programmers Force (24 people), Systems (6 people), Market Pro (5 people).
Former Shufti employees most often move to Tkxel (5), Programmers Force (5), AML Watcher (4).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at Shufti, including Renova App, Brainite, Tech Monx.
Shufti attracts about 2,231 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $39K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Shufti staff are Business Development, Communication, Sales, Project Management, Problem Solving.
Shufti staff are concentrated in Punjab, Pakistan (55), England, United Kingdom (11), Pakistan (6).
Shufti has about 29 people in Sales, down 42% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Shufti has about 28 people in Business Development, down 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 115 current and 202 former Shufti profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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