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Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents

AnnouncementFundingSep 15, 2026

AIUC, an AI safety startup founded by former Anthropic employee Rune Kvist and ex-METR COO Rajiv Dattani, announced a $40 million Series A led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic. The company audits AI agents against its AIUC-1 standard using roughly 5,000 tests, producing a 100-page report on jailbreaks, hallucinations, and data leaks. Customers include Cursor, Lovable, Harvey, and ElevenLabs; total funding reaches $55 million.

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