Archiv: Sequoia Capital (corporation)


19.09.2026 - 12:19 [ TechJuice.pk ]

This Tiny Israeli Startup Just Managed to Hack Three of the World’s Most Powerful AI Labs

(one month ago)

Over the past two weeks, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta all disclosed that their AI models went rogue during routine security testing. Every single incident traces back to one company: Irregular, a three-year-old Israeli startup that operates cybersecurity testbeds for frontier AI models.

Founded in Tel Aviv by by Dan Lahav, CEO, and Omer Nevo, CTO, and backed with $80 million from Sequoia and Redpoint Ventures, Irregular runs Capture-the-Flag exercises for major AI labs. In these exercises, models are instructed to find vulnerabilities inside simulated corporate networks.

05.02.2020 - 11:35 [ theIntercept.com ]

New Details Show How Deeply Iowa Caucus App Developer Was Embedded in Democratic Establishment

Acronym, which includes a hybrid model of a 501(c)4 entity that does not disclose donors and a Super PAC that does, has been a favorite for deep-pocketed Democratic donors. Donald Sussman, the founder of Paloma Partners, and Michael Moritz, a partner at Sequoia Capital, each donated $1 million to Acronym last year. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg gave $500,000. Investor Seth Klarman, once a major donor to Republican causes, gave $1.5 million to Acronym.