Checked Jun 5 2026

Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI)

SSI is a pre-product AI research lab founded by Ilya Sutskever to develop superintelligent AI systems with safety built in from the ground up, funded at $3B with no commercial revenue.

ssi.incChecked Jun 5 202622 cited sources

Source mix1 independent12 reported1 company8 data vendor

Raised$3BCorroborated[15]+2

Last roundSeries A (undisclosed amount)Not verified[15]

FoundersIlya Sutskever, Daniel Gross, Daniel LevyCorroborated[4]+2

HQPalo Alto, United StatesNot verified[15]+1

Headcount21 · Jun 2026Not verified[17]

Founded2024Corroborated[5]+2

Evidence notes

Who uses it: No external customers or commercial buyers as of mid-2026; the company explicitly defers commercialization in favor of long-term research.[2]+5Reported
Public signals: Safe Superintelligence Inc.[14]Company-authored
Financing: Total raised is $3,000,000,000.[15]

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[1]Top SSI Alternatives, CompetitorsIndependent analysis · cbinsights.com · Jun 5 2026
[2]The valuation of the startup is set at 32 billion USD! Google, NVIDIA, and star VCs are flocking to investIndependent report · news.futunn.com · Jun 5 2026
[3]Why are Alphabet, Nvidia and Google Cloud Investing in SSI? | AI MagazineIndependent report · aimagazine.com · Jun 5 2026
[4]OpenAI Co-Founder Sutskever's AI Startup SSI Raises $1B at $5B ValuationIndependent report · theaiinsider.tech · Jun 5 2026
[5]PYMNTS | AI Startup's $1B Windfall Signals Potential Business Shake-Up

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Independent report · pymnts.com · Jun 5 2026

[6]SSI Secures USD 1 B and Nvidia Backs Two StartupsIndependent report · ai-demand.com · Jun 5 2026

[7]SSI to Raise $2 Billion Funding, Valuation to Exceed $30 BillionIndependent report · softices.capital · Jun 5 2026

[8]Everything we know so far about Ilya Sutskever's new AI companyIndependent report · daily.dev · Jun 5 2026

[9]Exclusive: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's new safety-focused AI ...Independent report · reuters.com · Jun 5 2026

[10]Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence raises $2B at $32B valuation ...Independent report · calcalistech.com · Jun 5 2026

[11]Ilya Sutskever's SSI raises $1B+ as Nvidia invests in two startupsIndependent report · siliconangle.com · Jun 5 2026

[12]Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI Inc.) CompetitorsIndependent report · distillintelligence.com · Jun 5 2026

[13]SSI Technology, Inc. Company Profile: Financials, Valuation, and Growth | PrivCoIndependent report · privco.com · Jun 5 2026

[14]Safe Superintelligence Inc.Company-authored · ssi.inc · Jun 5 2026

[15]SSI - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - TracxnData vendor · tracxn.com · Jun 5 2026

[16]org_enrichmentData vendor · Jun 5 2026

[17]Apollo org enrichment for ssi.incData vendor · stableenrich.dev · Jun 5 2026

[18]Mike KreiderProfessional profile · linkedin.com · Jun 5 2026

[19]Bryan JohnsonProfessional profile · linkedin.com · Jun 5 2026

[20]Shoaib AbbasiProfessional profile · linkedin.com · Jun 5 2026

[21]Kevin LeonardProfessional profile · linkedin.com · Jun 5 2026

[22]Jimmy LyonsProfessional profile · linkedin.com · Jun 5 2026

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