Seldon Labs PBC is the first startup accelerator specifically focused on AGI security technologies, co-founded in early 2025 by Esben Kran and Finn Metz. Operating as both a research lab and accelerator, Seldon runs three-month in-person programs in San Francisco where it invests up to $500,000 per startup in companies building AI security infrastructure, assurance and governance tooling, and related safety technologies. The organization publishes research while directly developing what it calls existential security technologies for humanity's coexistence with superintelligence. Advisors include Nick Fitz of Juniper Ventures and Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup.
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Seldon Labs believes that AGI security will become one of the largest industries in history and that for-profit companies can be powerful vehicles for advancing AI safety. Their theory of change is that by identifying, funding, and accelerating the most capable technical founders working on AGI security infrastructure, they can build the critical technological layer that ensures humanity's safety as AGI reshapes the world. Rather than relying solely on research or policy, Seldon bets that commercially viable security products sold to frontier AI companies and governments will create sustainable, scalable safety infrastructure. By combining research publication with startup acceleration, they aim to both advance the field intellectually and translate insights into deployed technology.
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- Apr 2, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC
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- Mar 18, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC