Safe Superintelligence (SSI) funding rounds & valuation history
Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), the Palo Alto and Tel Aviv AI lab co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, from its 2024 launch funding to NVIDIA’s 2026 strategic investment, sourced to SSI, NVIDIA, Reuters, TechCrunch and the Financial Times.
Round history
Newest first. Dashed badges and striped rows are not closed transactions. “—” means the source does not disclose the figure or it cannot be computed on the same basis; see the note in each row.
| Date | Status | Round | Amount | Lead / buyer | Valuation | Val. ÷ run-rate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closed round |
NVIDIA strategic investmentJoint release: “NVIDIA has additionally made an investment in SSI”, alongside a long-term compute partnership (Vera Rubin systems). NVIDIA is a minority investor, not a parent. |
$5B (reported)Reuters, citing a source; SSI and NVIDIA did not disclose the amount |
NVIDIA |
—Not disclosedNo valuation disclosed |
—Not disclosedNo run-rate stated in the announcement |
||
Closed round |
Funding roundReported, not announced by SSI. |
$2B |
Greenoaks (reported)With: Alphabet, NVIDIA (Reuters) |
$32BReported by the Financial Times, via TechCrunch (“at a $32 billion valuation”); SSI did not comment6.40× vs prior closed |
—Not disclosedNo run-rate stated in the announcement |
||
Closed round |
Initial fundingSSI: “We’ve raised $1B from NFDG, a16z, Sequoia, DST Global, and SV Angel.” |
$1B |
—Not disclosedInvestors: NFDG, a16z, Sequoia, DST Global, SV Angel |
$5BReuters, citing a source (“values SSI at $5 billion”, per TechCrunch); not stated by SSI |
—Not disclosedNo run-rate stated in the announcement |
Valuation at each closed round
Closed rounds with a stated or reported valuation. Talks, tenders and rounds without a valuation are in the table, not the chart.
Sources: NVIDIA and SSI; Reuters; SSI updates page; TechCrunch. US$ billions, linear scale.
Timeline
Each round and share sale, oldest first.
- 4 Sep 2024 · Closed
Initial funding: $1B at $5B.
- 12 Apr 2025 · Closed
Funding round: $2B at $32B, led by Greenoaks (reported).
- 27 Jul 2026 · Closed
NVIDIA strategic investment: $5B (reported), led by NVIDIA.
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Safe Superintelligence (SSI) Funding Rounds & Valuation History. Private Valuation & Funding Round Tracker, GrowthNavigateFunding.net, updated 13 Nov 2026. https://growthnavigatefunding.net/funding/safe-superintelligence/
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Methodology & status definitions
How each row is labelled and calculated.
Closed round
A primary round announced by the company or confirmed in the press, bringing new money to the company.
Valuation ÷ run-rate
Post-money valuation ÷ the run-rate the company stated in that announcement (GNF calc.). Where the run-rate is “crossed” or “over” a figure, the multiple is shown as “under X×”. No row qualifies here unless shown, so no multiple is invented.
What is not a separate row
Reported 2025 talks figures that were superseded by the closed round, compute and cloud agreements (for example with Google Cloud), and secondary-market price estimates.
Updates & corrections
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Changelog
- : Dataset first compiled (batch 3, not yet published).
Sources
- NVIDIA / SSI: Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence Inc. and NVIDIA Announce Long-Term Strategic Partnership, 27 Jul 2026
- Reuters: Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup, source says, 27 Jul 2026
- Safe Superintelligence Inc.: Updates (4 Sep 2024 and 26 Jul 2026 entries)
- TechCrunch: OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence reportedly valued at $32B, 12 Apr 2025
- Reuters: Alphabet, Nvidia invest in OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s SSI, source says, 12 Apr 2025
- Reuters: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion, 4 Sep 2024
- TechCrunch: Ilya Sutskever’s startup, Safe Superintelligence, raises $1B, 4 Sep 2024