Swiss-based Lakera AI launches to secure generative AI applications in the enterprise; bags €9.4M
Summary
Zurich-based Lakera AI, on Thursday, October 12, announced the formal launch of its AI security platform, enabling developers to secure generative AI applications in the enterprise. In addition to the launch, Lakera AI has secured $10M (approximately €9.4M) in a fresh funding round led by Redalpine. Other founders, including Fly Ventures, Inovia Capital, and several industry expert angels, such as the co-founders of Snyk and key executives from Palo Alto Networks, Datadog, and Hybris , also participated. After a decade of developing machine learning systems for aerospace and healthcare, David Haber, Matthias Kraft, and Mateo Rojas-Carulla saw the rapid rise of LLMs. The trio knew existing enterprise security solutions would not accommodate the unique needs of AI.