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Safe Superintelligence Inc.

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Safe Superintelligence Inc.
IndustryArtificial intelligence
FoundedJune 19, 2024
Founders
Headquarters
Key peopleIlya Sutskever (CEO)
Number of employees
50 (July 2025)
Websitessi.inc

Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI) is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Ilya Sutskever, the former chief scientist of OpenAI; Daniel Gross, former head of Apple’s AI efforts; and Daniel Levy, an investor and former AI researcher at OpenAI.[1] The company's mission is to focus on safely developing a superintelligence, a computer-based agent capable of surpassing human intelligence.[2][3][4][5]

Sutskever left OpenAI in May 2024, following the removal as CEO of Sam Altman the previous November. SSI reached a $30 billion valuation following a March 2025 funding round.[6] In early 2025, Sutskever rejected an attempt by Meta Platforms to acquire SSI; in July co-founder Gross left SSI for Meta Superintelligence Labs and Sutskever became CEO of SSI. In July 2026, Nvidia entered a partnership with SSI, planning to invest $5 billion and scale SSI's compute by "an order of magnitude".

History

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On May 15, 2024, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI. On November 17, 2023, Sutskever voted for the removal of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI amid concerns about communication and trust.[7][8] Sutskever was described as instrumental to Sam Altman removal,[9] compiling a 70-page dossier that claimed Altman had a "consistent pattern of [...] Lying".[10] Sutskever and others additionally believed that OpenAI was neglecting its original focus on safety in favor of pursuing opportunities for commercialization,[11][12] such as seeking billions from Gulf Cooperation Council sovereign wealth funds to develop an neural processing unit to compete with Nvidia.[13] After OpenAI's board of directors appointed Emmett Shear as CEO on, Sutskever publicly apologized for his participation in the board's previous actions and joined a letter by the company's employees calling for the board's resignation.[14]

On June 19, 2024, Sutskever posted on X that he was starting SSI Inc, with the goal to safely develop superintelligent AI, alongside Daniel Levy, and Daniel Gross.[15][16]

In September 2024, SSI revealed it had raised $1 billion from venture capital firms including SV Angel, DST Global, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. The money will be used to build up more computing power and hire top individuals in the field.[17]

In March 2025, SSI reached a $30 billion valuation in a funding round led by Greenoaks Capital. This is six times its previous $5 billion valuation from September 2024.[18] Despite not yet generating revenue and having approximately 20 employees, the company has attracted significant investor interest, largely due to co-founder Ilya Sutskever's reputation and its focus on developing safe superintelligence.[19][18]

In April 2025, Google Cloud announced a partnership to provide Tensor Processing Units for SSI's research.[20]

In the first half of 2025, Meta attempted to acquire SSI but was rebuffed by Sutskever.[21] In July 2025, co-founder Gross left the company to join Meta Superintelligence Labs, and Sutskever became the CEO of SSI.[22]

On 27 July 2026, SSI and Nvidia announced a strategic partnership expanding SSI's compute by an order of magnitude.[23][24] The deal included a planned $5 billion investment into SSI.[25]

Culture

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The company, composed of a small team, is split between Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv, Israel.[17] The company's website states that it is the "world’s first straight-shot SSI lab", and intended to be unaffected by "management overhead or product cycles ... insulated from short-term commercial pressures".[26] SSI employees are discouraged from listing their affiliation on LinkedIn, ostensibly due to increased employee poaching in 2025.[27]

SSI's US headquarters are at 317 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California.[28][29] In February 2025, SSI leased offices at 144 Menachem Begin Road in Midtown Tel Aviv, Israel.[30]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Exclusive: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  2. ↑ "OpenAI co-founder Sutskever sets up new AI company devoted to 'safe superintelligence'". AP News. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ↑ Vance, Ashlee (19 June 2024). "Ilya Sutskever Has a New Plan for Safe Superintelligence". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ↑ Roth, Emma (2024-06-19). "OpenAI's former chief scientist is starting a new AI company". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ↑ Metz, Cade (2024-06-19). "OpenAI Co-Founder, Who Helped Oust Sam Altman, Starts His Own Company". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  6. ↑ Jin, Berber; Seetharaman, Deepa. "This Scientist Left OpenAI Last Year. His Startup Is Already Worth $30 Billion". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ Heath, Alex (2024-05-14). "OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is officially leaving". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ↑ Kokalitcheva, Kia (Jun 19, 2024). "OpenAI co-founder unveils new company focused on "safe superintelligence"". Axios.
  9. ↑ McMillan, Robert (November 21, 2023). "Ilya Sutskever: The OpenAI Genius Who Told Sam Altman He Was Fired Sutskever". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ Farrow, Ronan; Marantz, Andrew (April 6, 2026). "Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on April 8, 2026. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Former OpenAI scientist who left under mysterious circumstances forms new company". Yahoo News. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  12. ↑ Duffy, Clare (2024-06-20). "He tried to oust OpenAI's CEO. Now, he's starting a 'safe' rival". CNN Business. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  13. ↑ Miller, Hannah; Stone, Brad; Ghaffary, Shirin; Vance, Ashlee (November 17, 2023). "Silicon Valley Boardroom Coup Leads to Ouster of an AI Champion". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob; Warren, Tom (November 20, 2023). "Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  15. ↑ Sutskever, Ilya (June 19, 2024). "Ilya Sutskever on X".
  16. ↑ "A new lab and a new paper reignite an old AI debate". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  17. 1 2 "Exclusive: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion". Reuters. September 4, 2024.
  18. 1 2 "This Scientist Left OpenAI Last Year. His Startup Is Already Worth $30 Billion". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  19. ↑ "Exclusive: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion, sources say". Reuters. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  20. ↑ Zeff, Maxwell (2025-04-09). "Ilya Sutskever taps Google Cloud to power his AI startup's research". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  21. ↑ "Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence — and hired CEO Daniel Gross". CNBC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  22. ↑ ""I expect miracles": Gross hails Safe Superintelligence's future as he joins Meta". ctech. 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  23. ↑ "Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence Inc. and NVIDIA Announce Long-Term Strategic Partnership". GlobeNewswire News Room. Nvidia. 2026-07-27. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  24. ↑ Hagey, Keach (2026-07-27). "Exclusive | Nvidia Bets on Ilya Sutskever's New AI Lab to Expand Compute Reach". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  25. ↑ "Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Ilya Sutskever's AI startup, source says". Reuters. 2026-07-27. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  26. ↑ "Safe Superintelligence Inc". ssi.inc. Retrieved 2026-08-30.
  27. ↑ Bobrowsky, Meghan; Hagey, Keach; Jin, Berber (2025-09-10). "Meta's Elite AI Unit Sparks Tension With Old Guard". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
  28. ↑ "Safe Superintelligence 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
  29. ↑ "Safe Superintelligence - Employer Overview, H1B Visas, Green Cards, Salaries, Jobs, Contacts & Reviews | MyVisaJobs". www.myvisajobs.com. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
  30. ↑ "AI startup Safe Superintelligence leases Tel Aviv offices". Globes. 2025-09-02. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
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