Alice Secures $140M to Boost AI Security and Enterprise AI Guardrails

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A cybersecurity firm specializing in artificial intelligence trust, safety, and security unveiled on Tuesday that it has secured $140 million in a funding round aimed at strengthening AI systems against evolving threats and malicious exploits.

Funding and Strategic Initiatives

This latest investment elevates the company’s total funding to $280 million, with allocated resources designated for advancing its AI platform, expanding its team responsible for developing proprietary intelligence data, and scaling its market outreach initiatives.

The financing was spearheaded by Apax Digital Funds, with additional support from MoreTech, Phoenix Financial, Resolute Ventures, Grove Ventures, CRV, Highland Europe, Vintage Investments, Norwest, NFX, and Claltech.

AI System Evaluations and Security Measures

The organization collaborates with AI developers to conduct rigorous evaluations of foundational models prior to their public deployment. Its research division simulates adversarial inputs and intricate agent-based tasks to identify unpredictable behaviors, thereby reinforcing models against techniques such as prompt injection and jailbreak attempts.

Once models are operational, Alice provides ongoing red-team testing and adaptive runtime safeguards to ensure alignment with organizational policies. Enterprises can establish tailored internal protocols, conduct breach simulations, and monitor system activity in real time.

Proprietary Database and Research Facility

The company utilizes a proprietary database called Rabbit Hole, which was compiled over nearly a decade through tracking digital fraud, extremist ideologies, and manipulation campaigns. This extensive repository of harmful content enables the platform to identify and neutralize hostile actions targeting generative AI systems.

Alice also operates a dedicated research facility focused on analyzing vulnerabilities within machine learning frameworks. The lab employs over 150 specialists who work with leading model developers to anticipate system failures, assess potential exploitation pathways, and proactively address security weaknesses.

CEO Statement

“No single approach can account for every method of AI compromise,” stated Noam Schwartz, CEO and co-founder of Alice. “Over the past ten years, we have studied how technology is abused at a scale involving billions of interactions, initially on the world’s largest platforms and now on the models being tested by the same actors. The current funding round is critical to bridging the gap between the rapid adoption of AI capabilities and the development of robust defensive measures.”

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Previously known as ActiveFence, the company maintains headquarters in New York and Tel Aviv.

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