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AIUC raises $40M to audit and certify enterprise AI agents

Early Anthropic hire and former METR COO launch startup offering third-party safety testing for deployed AI systems.

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What to know

  • AIUC launched a third-party audit service for AI agents modeled on SOC 2, the industry-standard cybersecurity certification, to address enterprises' inability to guarantee agent behavior.
  • The $40M Series A brings the startup's total to $55M and reflects investor confidence in applying traditional security frameworks to AI agent risk.
  • The startup runs agents through 5,000 tests for jailbreaks, hallucinations, and data leaks, producing detailed safety reports; initial customers include Cursor, Lovable, Harvey, and ElevenLabs.

“These are the people who we meet with on a monthly basis, and the question we ask them is: When you're buying agents from someone, what would you look for?”

Rajiv Dattani, AIUC co-founder, former METR COO · TechCrunch ↗ · Sep 14

Rune Kvist AIUC co-founder, early Anthropic employeeRajiv Dattani AIUC co-founder, former METR COORibbit Capital Lead investor in Series A roundAnthropic Co-founder and seed investor

AIUC raises $40M to audit and certify enterprise AI agents
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    AIUC names initial customers in AI tooling and services

    The startup lists Cursor, Lovable, Harvey, and ElevenLabs as customers seeking its audit and certification services for their AI agents.

    “AI is getting smarter at an increasingly rapid rate. The surprising thing about AI is that it becomes harder to adopt and harder to control as AI gets smarter, not easier.”
    — Rune Kvist, AIUC co-founder, early Anthropic employee · source
    • rameshgupta@mastodon.social

      They found a way to "solve" a problem they created, and they want to profit from the solution. "Early # Anthropic hire, former # METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue # AI agents Their startup, # ArtificialIntelligence Underwriting Company (#AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/earl…

      rameshgupta@mastodon.socialMastodon12d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    • TechCrunch@mstdn.social

      Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A lound led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/earl y-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

      TechCrunch@mstdn.socialMastodon12d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  2. background

    AIUC launches AIUC-1 standard and agent audit service — The startup introduces AIUC-1, a certification standard modeled on the cybersecurity SOC 2 framework, along with a testing service that runs AI agents through roughly 5,000 tests examining jailbreaks, hallucinations, and data leaks. Results produce a 100-page report on agent safety and reliability. The company assembled a consortium of about 250 security and risk leaders to define the standard.

  3. background

    AIUC announces $40M Series A funding round — Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company closes a $40 million Series A led by Ribbit Capital with participation from First Harmonic. The round brings total funding to $55 million, including a previous $15 million seed from Nat Friedman's NFDG fund, Emergence, Terrain, and Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann.

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  1. 2 outlets Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents | TechCrunch

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