Pangram
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About
Pangram is a New York-based AI detection startup building software to identify AI-generated text and images across the open web and enterprise workflows 1. The company was founded by Stanford AI and machine learning graduates Max Spero and Bradley Emi and launched publicly about two years before the 2026 round 1. On 2026-07-29, Pangram announced a $9 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Haystack, ScOp Venture Capital, Script Capital, and Cadenza 123. The company did not publicly designate the 2026 round as a Series A 2. Alongside the round, the company introduced Pangram 4 (its next-generation text detection model) and Pangram Image (an AI image detection model in research preview) 12. The 2026 round follows a $3.98 million seed (including a $2.7 million extension announced 2025-06-24) led by ScOp with participation from Script Capital, Cadenza, and prior pre-seed lead Haystack 45.
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Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Funding | $9M | Menlo Ventures | Haystack, ScOp Venture Capital, Script Capital, Cadenza 123 |
| 2025-06-24 | Seed (extension) | $2.7M | ScOp | Script Capital, Cadenza 45 |
| Pre-2025 | Pre-seed | $1.25M | Haystack | — 4 |
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
“I think it’s just incredibly valuable to know whether what you’re looking at is something that’s AI-generated or not.”
— Max Spero, Co-Founder of Pangram 1.
Sources
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TechCrunch, “As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it,” July 29, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/as-ai-content-floods-the-internet-pangram-raises-9m-to-detect-it/↩↩↩↩↩↩
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BusinessWire (Las Vegas Sun syndication), “Pangram Launches New World’s Best AI Detector, Expands to Images Backed by $9M From Menlo Ventures,” July 29, 2026. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/jul/29/pangram-launches-new-worlds-best-ai-detector-expan/↩↩↩↩
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SiliconANGLE, “Pangram Labs raises $9M to launch more accurate AI detection for text and images,” July 29, 2026. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/29/pangram-labs-raises-9m-launch-accurate-ai-detection-text-images/↩↩
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The AI Insider, “Pangram Closes $4M in Seed Funding for AI Detection Technology,” June 26, 2025. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/06/26/pangram-closes-4m-in-seed-funding-for-ai-detection-technology/↩↩↩
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FinSMEs, “Pangram Raises $4M in Seed Funding,” June 2025. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://www.finsmes.com/2025/06/pangram-raises-4m-in-seed-funding.html↩↩