Safe Superintelligence

Private

AI safety research company focused on developing safe superintelligence systems, co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever.

Safe Superintelligenceis private — you can’t buy shares. This map shows what you can buy that moves with it, and what moves against it, with dated evidence on every connection.

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Decisive takeaway

Strongest public comparable: Andreessen Horowitz Growth Fund IV or similar vehicle — strategic investor. Direct equity ownership from SSI's September 2024 $1B funding round led by a16z.

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Andreessen Horowitz Growth Fund IV or similar vehicle

Strategic investorstockPrice could riseEquity growthevidence agingsource 2024-09-01inference

18conn

What it captures: Direct equity ownership from SSI's September 2024 $1B funding round led by a16z.
What it misses: Does not capture a16z's broader AI portfolio returns or typical fund diversification across sectors.
Why the price could rise: May benefit if frontier AI safety becomes a regulatory or enterprise requirement, creating acquirer interest or licensing revenue for aligned superintelligence technology.
Why the price could fall: May be harmed if SSI fails to differentiate its safety approach or cannot raise follow-on capital to sustain compute-intensive research through to commercialization.

Materiality: high · Confidence: high · Long term (3+ years)

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NFDG (Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross fund vehicle) — September 2024 $1B round lead investor

Strategic investorstockPrice could riseEquity growthevidence agingsource 2024-09-04inference

11conn

What it captures: Lead investor in SSI's $1B Series A (September 2024), co-founded by SSI co-founder Daniel Gross — material ownership stake and board influence.
What it misses: Fund's LP composition, exact ownership percentage, liquidation preferences, and co-investment rights are not disclosed.
Why the price could rise: May benefit if SSI achieves technical milestones increasing private valuation or completes a liquidity event (acquisition by Alphabet, Microsoft, or IPO post-commercialization), given NFDG's lead position and likely pro-rata rights in future rounds.
Why the price could fall: May be harmed if AI safety research proves non-monetizable within fund life (typical 10-12 years), SSI fails to compete for talent against better-capitalized labs, or regulatory restrictions on AGI development reduce exit optionality.

Materiality: high · Confidence: high · Long term (3+ years)

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Sequoia Capital Fund (Global Growth Fund III or similar vehicle)

Strategic investorstockPrice could riseEquity growthevidence agingsource 2024-09-01inference

10conn

What it captures: Direct equity stake from co-leading SSI's $1B September 2024 round alongside a16z.
What it misses: Does not capture Sequoia's extensive AI portfolio including exposure to competing labs like OpenAI or Anthropic.
Why the price could rise: May benefit if governments mandate safety certification for frontier AI creating regulatory moat for SSI's alignment-first approach.
Why the price could fall: May be harmed if commercial AI labs solve alignment sufficiently through RLHF iterations making dedicated safety-only labs redundant.

Materiality: high · Confidence: high · Long term (3+ years)

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