BeeSafe AI is a fraud prevention company that operates an anti-scam platform designed to stop scams before they reach end customers. The platform works by deploying AI-powered "Anti-Scam Agents" that proactively engage with fraudsters, intercepting scam attempts from the initial contact stage through to financial transactions. The core approach involves engaging directly with scammers to uncover the fraudulent accounts, assets, and infrastructure they use to conduct their operations. This allows BeeSafe to generate cross-sector fraud intelligence that links fraudster activity across channels and campaigns, sourced from direct interactions with adversaries. BeeSafe addresses a category of fraud known as "Authorized Push Payment" (APP) fraud and trust-based scams, where fraudsters build trust with victims over time to convince them to willingly authorize transactions — bypassing traditional fraud detection systems. Scam types addressed include pig butchering, impersonation, investment scams, romance scams, employment fraud, marketplace scams, lottery scams, crypto scams, robocalls, phishing, smishing, AI voice cloning, and deepfakes. Target customers include: - Financial services and crypto firms (real-time mule account detection, APP fraud prevention) - Telecommunications companies (shutting down scammer infrastructure) - Government agencies (disrupting cybercriminal operations with actionable intelligence) The company is backed by Y Combinator, Obvious Ventures, and America's Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR). It was cofounded by researchers holding PhDs in AI and security from Carnegie Mellon University and UC San Diego, with backgrounds at Google AI, Salesforce Research, Censys, and Microsoft.