Gray Swan
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About
Gray Swan is a Pittsburgh-based AI-security company spun out of Carnegie Mellon University’s AI safety research group, co-founded by CEO Matt Fredrikson and Chief Scientist Zico Kolter; the company stress-tests AI models and agents for frontier labs and enterprise customers — its products are used by Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta — to identify unintended behaviors and provide guardrails that prevent them 123. The $40M Series A announced May 28, 2026 was co-led by Wing Venture Capital and Madrona at a $200M valuation with participation from Obvious Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Hudson River Trading, Samsung Next, and returning investor Magarac Venture Partners; capital will accelerate go-to-market operations and scale the team serving the world’s leading AI organizations 123.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-05-28 | Series A (at $200M val) | $40M | Wing Venture Capital, Madrona | Obvious Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Hudson River Trading, Samsung Next, Magarac Venture Partners 123 |
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Sources
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Gray Swan, “Gray Swan Announces Series A,” May 28, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.grayswan.ai/news/gray-swan-announces-series-a↩↩↩
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NatLawReview (EIN Press), “Gray Swan, The AI Security Company Trusted by Every Major Frontier Lab, Raises $40M Series A,” May 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/gray-swan-ai-security-company-trusted-every-major-frontier-lab-raises-40m↩↩↩
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Technical.ly, “AI security startup Gray Swan raises $40M Series A with plans to grow its team,” May 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/gray-swan-ai-security-40m-series-a/↩↩↩