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Safe Superintelligence
Core neolabResearch lab building a safe superintelligence as its single product
Raised, confirmed$1B1 confirmed round
Valuation, confirmed$5B4 Sep 2024
Valuation, reported$32BApr 2025, not confirmed
Founded2024Palo Alto, CA, US
Key facts
| Field | Value | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Core neolabResearch lab co-founded by Ilya Sutskever; $1B round (Sep 2024) confirmed by the company, further rounds reported (Apr 2025, Jul 2026) | |
| Founded | Jun 2024 | |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, CA, USSecond office in Tel Aviv, IL. | ssi.incchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Founders | Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Levy, Daniel Gross | |
| Website | ssi.inc | |
| Careers | jobs.ashbyhq.com0 open roles on 9 Nov 2026 | ssi.incchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Profiles and work | X @ssiLinkedInWikidata | How links are checkedchecked 10 Nov 2026 |
Funding rounds
Safe Superintelligence has raised $1B in rounds confirmed by the company, a regulator or two independent outlets. Rounds marked Reported or Abandoned are not included in that total. Status rules: methodology.
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2026 | Strategic | $5B | — | NVIDIA | Reported | SSI July 26th, 2026 - We have entered into a strategic partnership with NVIDIA that will allow us to+2 more sourceschecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Apr 2025 | Funding round | $2B | $32B | Lead: Greenoaks; Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Alphabet, NVIDIA | Reported | Maginative The $2B round was led by Greenoaks, with Lightspeed and Andreessen Horowitz participating+1 more sourcechecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| 4 Sep 2024 | Funding round | $1B | $5B | NFDG, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, DST Global, SV Angel | Confirmed |
Notes on these rounds
- 27 Jul 2026 Strategic: The partnership was confirmed by both companies, which have not disclosed the investment amount; $5B is from a single Reuters report. No valuation reported.
- Apr 2025 Funding round: Not confirmed by SSI; reported by Reuters and, citing the Financial Times, by Maginative. Per Maginative, Greenoaks committed $500 million, which is the lead's share of the total.
- 4 Sep 2024 Funding round: The company confirmed the amount; the $5B valuation is from Maginative.
Compute deals
| Date | Counterparty | Type | Value | Capacity | Status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2025 | Google Cloud | Capacity contractGoogle TPU | undisclosed | — | Confirmed | techcrunch.comchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
People
| Name | Role | Before | Now | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya SutskeverXLinkedInScholarSite | Co-founder & CEO | OpenAI (Chief Scientist) | Current | |
| Daniel LevyXLinkedInSite | Co-founder & President | OpenAI (Member of technical staff) | Current | |
| Daniel Gross | Co-founder; former CEO | Apple (AI lead) | Left 29 Jun 2025 |
Professional facts from public sources only. How people records are handled.
Latest posts on X
The most recent posts from @ssi, the X account of Safe Superintelligence, quoted as posted. Replies and reposts are left out. How posts are selected.
We are announcing a long-term strategic partnership with NVIDIA. NVIDIA is making a substantial investment in SSI that will let us 10x our compute in the next 12 months. We reached the point where our research is worth scaling and with this partnership we will be able to. We are honored by NVIDIA’s conviction.
checked 10 Nov 2026
Commonly cited, checked
Figures and statements about Safe Superintelligence that circulate in lists and summaries, and what the sources support.
| Claim | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gross left SSI in 2025 | Confirmed: Gross left SSI effective 2025-06-29; Sutskever became CEO, Levy President | ssi.inc as of June 29 he is officially no longer a part of SSI |
| Raised about $3B before 2026 | The company confirms only the $1B round of Sep 2024; the $2B round of Apr 2025 is reported by Reuters and the Financial Times and is not confirmed by SSI. | maginative.com The $2B round was led by Greenoaks, with Lightspeed and Andreessen Horowitz participating |
| Nvidia strategic investment of about $5B in July 2026 | The partnership was announced by SSI on 2026-07-26; the $5B figure comes from a single Reuters report, and the companies have not stated the amount. | the-decoder.com They didn't disclose the exact amount. |
| Palo Alto / Tel Aviv | Confirmed by the SSI site. | ssi.inc offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv |
| Greenoaks led the April 2025 round | Reported: Greenoaks led the April 2025 round. | maginative.com Greenoaks led the latest round, committing $500 million |
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