A16Z · 26 August 2026 · Industry Analysis

Faking a brand is easy. Making it stop is hard.

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Brand impersonation costs Americans $3.5B annually and is growing 19% year-over-year, but most companies catch fewer than 10% of fakes targeting them. A16Z analyzes data from Doppel showing why multi-surface attacks are hard to stop and what defense actually works.

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Topics: Cybersecurity · Marketing & Sales Tech

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