Safe Superintelligence
Safe Superintelligence is a research lab building one product: a safe superintelligence.
Cumulative raised across 2 rounds, totaling $3B.
Fundraising history.
First round — $1B
Sep 2024$5B post-money
SSI raised $1 billion to develop safe AI systems; Reuters reported sources valued the company at $5 billion.
Investors: NFDG, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, DST Global +1
Source ↗Series A — $2B
Apr 2025$32B post-money
Reported $2 billion round at a $32 billion valuation, reportedly led by Greenoaks.
Led by Greenoaks Capital · with Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DST Global, Alphabet +1
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Invested in Safe Superintelligence.
- NFDGInvestorFirst round participant
Andreessen HorowitzInvestorFirst round, Series A participantSequoia CapitalInvestorFirst round participant
Safe Superintelligence is a research lab building one product: a safe superintelligence.
Safe Superintelligence is a research lab with a single stated goal: build a safe superintelligence. On its homepage, the company says it has started a “straight-shot” SSI lab and that SSI is both its mission and its only product roadmap. ([ssi.inc](https://ssi.inc/)) The company frames safety and capability as technical problems to solve in tandem, aiming to push capabilities forward while keeping safety ahead. It also says its structure is designed to avoid management overhead, product cycles, and short-term commercial pressure. ([ssi.inc](https://ssi.inc/)) SSI says it is an American company with offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, and that it is recruiting engineers and researchers to work on SSI “and nothing else.” ([ssi.inc](https://ssi.inc/)) Outside coverage describes the company in similar terms: Reuters reported that SSI was co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever and raised $1 billion to develop safe AI systems that surpass human capabilities. That press framing matches the company’s own positioning as a safety-first lab built around a long-term research mission rather than a near-term product business. ([investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/exclusiveopenai-cofounder-sutskevers-new-safetyfocused-ai-startup-ssi-raises-1-billion-3600613?utm_source=openai))
Press
ssiSafe Superintelligence Inc.The world's first straight-shot SSI lab, with one goal and one product: a safe superintelligence.
One of the founders of OpenAI who was involved in a failed effort to push out CEO Sam Altman says he’s starting a safety-focused artificial intelligence company.
TechCrunchIlya Sutskever's startup, Safe Superintelligence, raises $1B | TechCrunchSafe Superintelligence, ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutksever's firm, has raised $1 billion from investors including Andreessen Horowitz.
TechCrunchOpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence reportedly valued at $32B | TechCrunchSafe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI startup led by OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised an additional $2 billion in
CNBCMeta tried to buy Ilya Sutskever's $32 billion AI startup, but is now planning to hire its CEOMeta plans to hire Safe Superintelligence CEO Daniel Gross and former GitHub Nat Friedman to beef up the company's AI team, according to sources.
axios.comOpenAI co-founder unveils new company focused on safe superintelligenceSupports founding date, founders, mission, and offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.
investing.comOpenAI co-founder Sutskever's new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billionSupports the September 2024 $1B round, investor list, and reported $5B valuation.
marketscreener.comSafe Superintelligence Inc. announced that it has received $2 billion in fundingSupports the $2B round, reported post-money valuation, and participant list including Greenoaks, a16z, Lightspeed, DST Global, Alphabet, and NVIDIA.