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startup Acquired

Lakera

Zurich, Switzerland
Founded 2021
40+ employees
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About

Lakera is a Swiss AI security company specializing in protecting Large Language Model (LLM) applications from emerging threats like prompt injection. Their core technology leverages a continuously learning threat model, informed by data from their widely-used “Gandalf” cybersecurity game and a leading AI red team, to provide real-time exploit detection. Lakera targets enterprise organizations adopting Generative AI, offering a proactive security layer to accelerate and safeguard their AI initiatives.

Technology Focus

llm generative ai ai safety

Key People 3

  • David Haber
  • Mateo Rojas-Carulla
  • Matthias Kraft

Quick Stats

Total Raised
$20M
Founded
2021
Status
acquired
Type
startup

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