Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the artificial intelligence startup founded by Ilya Sutskever, who is also a co-founder of OpenAI, has reportedly secured an additional $2 billion in funding, bringing its total valuation to an impressive $32 billion, as reported by the Financial Times.
Prior to this latest funding round, SSI had already raised $1 billion, and there were indications that another round of funding, potentially worth $1 billion, was being planned. However, SSI has not provided any official comments regarding this new influx of capital, which is said to have been led by Greenoaks.
Ilya Sutskever departed from OpenAI in May 2024, following his involvement in a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to remove CEO Sam Altman from his position. After leaving OpenAI, Sutskever co-founded SSI alongside Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy. The trio has articulated a singular vision for the company, stating that it has “one goal and one product: a safe superintelligence.”
As for the development of this ambitious product, details remain sparse. SSI’s website currently serves as a placeholder, featuring little more than a mission statement, indicating that the company is still in the early stages of its product development journey.
