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SAFE SUPERINTELLIGENCE

VALUATION: US $ 30BN CEO: ILYA SUTSKEVER LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, USA SIGNIFICANT BACKERS: SEQUOIA CAPITAL, DST GLOBAL, ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ

by former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, Safe Superintelligence maintains unprecedented secrecy with approximately 20 employees and strict confidentiality measures: reportedly including requiring job candidates to store phones in Faraday cages.

The company’ s valuation has surged six times from US $ 5bn in September 2024, driven by investor confidence in its vision and track record. The company is developing models on Google’ s TPUs instead of Nvidia GPUs and has become Google Cloud’ s most significant external TPU customer.

SSI aims to develop superintelligence before releasing any products, with a focus on fundamental AI safety research rather than immediate market applications.

Ilya Sutskever, CEO, Safe Superintelligence

24 July 2025