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Safe Superintelligence Inc. — Startup ProfileIlya Sutskever's straight-shot lab for safe superintelligenceHQ: Palo Alto, CA / Tel Aviv, Israel | Founded: 2024 | Employees: Deliberately lean (researchers/engineers) | Stage: Private; Nvidia strategic partner (up to $5B, Jul 2026) | Website: https://ssi.incAboutSafe Superintelligence Inc. was announced on June 19, 2024 by Ilya Sutskever (former Chief Scientist of OpenAI and the closest thing the field has to a superalignment figurehead), Daniel Gross (ex-YC AI lead, former a16z partner), and Daniel Levy (former OpenAI researcher). With offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, the lab is mission-bound to what it calls the 'straight-shot' to superintelligence - safety first, no side products. It raised a reported ~$1B seed (2024), over $1B at ~$30B led by Greenoaks (Feb 2025), with secondary reports of $2B at ~$32B (Aug 2025, incl. a16z, Lightspeed, DST, Alphabet, and Nvidia), and in July 2026 announced a long-term strategic partnership where Nvidia could invest up to $5B and grant access to its next-generation Vera Rubin compute platform. The company haKey Metrics

Latest Valuation: ~$30B (Feb 2025, reported); $32B Aug 2025 (secondary); Nvidia stake undisclosed

Total Funding Raised: >=$2B disclosed/reported + Nvidia up to $5B

Revenue / Products: None disclosed

Compute Partner: Nvidia Vera Rubin platform (Jul 2026)

Founder: Ilya Sutskever (ex-OpenAI Chief Scientist)

Model of Operation: Two years in stealth (per TechCrunch, Jul 2026)

Funding Rounds

Round: ~$1B (2024-09) — a16z, Sequoia, DST, SV Angel (reported)

Round: >$1B (2025-02) — Greenoaks

Round: $2B (reported) (2025-08) — Greenoaks, a16z, Lightspeed, DST, Alphabet, Nvidia (reported)

Round: Up to $5B investment (2026-07-27) — Nvidia

Key People

Ilya Sutskever

Daniel Gross

Daniel Levy

Key Competitors

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Timeline Highlights

2026-07-27: Nvidia Partnership

2025-08: ~$32B (reported)

2025-02: >$1B at ~$30B

2024-09: ~$1B Seed

2024-06-19: Founded