Series A Funding: $150M to Accelerate AGI Safety Research
Today marks a significant milestone in zAGIoth’s journey. We’re thrilled to announce our Series A funding round of $150 million, led by Paradigm Ventures with participation from Sequoia Capital, a16z, and several prominent AI researchers.
Why This Matters
This funding enables us to:
Scale Our Research
- Expand compute infrastructure: Access to cutting-edge GPU clusters for large-scale experiments
- Hire world-class talent: 50+ new positions across research and engineering
- Extend research timelines: Long-term projects without short-term pressure
Accelerate Safety Research
We’re doubling down on AI safety with dedicated teams for:
- Mechanistic interpretability
- Alignment research
- Adversarial robustness
- Constitutional AI frameworks
Build Open Infrastructure
- Open-source tools: Making our research infrastructure available to the community
- Public datasets: Curated benchmarks for safety research
- Educational programs: Training the next generation of AI safety researchers
Our Investors
We’re fortunate to partner with investors who share our long-term vision:
Paradigm Ventures - Leading the round with deep expertise in frontier technology Sequoia Capital - Long-term partners in transformative companies Andreessen Horowitz - Strategic support for technical infrastructure Individual Investors - Including researchers from DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic
What Doesn’t Change
Despite this growth, our core commitments remain:
✅ Open research: We’ll continue publishing our findings ✅ Safety first: Technical capabilities must be matched by safety guarantees ✅ Long-term thinking: Building AGI that benefits humanity, not quarterly metrics ✅ Independent governance: Our safety board maintains veto power over deployments
What’s Next
Over the next 12 months, you’ll see:
Q1 2025
- Major infrastructure buildout
- 20+ new research positions opened
- First open-source safety tools released
Q2 2025
- Launch of public safety benchmark suite
- Expanded collaboration with academic institutions
- First cohort of safety research fellows
Q3-Q4 2025
- Major research publications
- Community hackathons and conferences
- Preview of next-generation safety architectures
Join Us
This funding accelerates our hiring across all departments. If you’re passionate about building safe AGI, we’d love to hear from you.
Explore opportunities: careers@zagioth.ai
Thank You
To our investors, advisors, team members, and community—thank you for believing in a future where AGI benefits everyone.
The real work begins now.
Media Contact: press@zagioth.ai Investor Relations: investors@zagioth.ai