SafeWorld

SafeWorld is a Palo Alto-based provider of safety testing and simulation software for physical AI and robotics. Founded by Carnegie Mellon Safe AI Lab director Ding Zhao, formerly at Google DeepMind, together with repeat founders Kyle Wong and Simo Rachidi, the company helps enterprises evaluate and deploy robots working around people by combining natural-language scenario generation with reactive human trajectory models to run continuous edge-case simulations. It is running early pilots with automotive OEMs, warehouse automation and medical device companies.

  • Seed
  • AI/ML
  • Robotics
  • Simulation
  • Enterprise Software
  • Software & Internet

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Oct 5, 2026

Latest raise

Funding activity · 1 round

Raise timeline

  1. Oct 5, 2026

    $12.2M

    Seed

    Led by Shine Capital

    • BoxGroup
    • OVO Fund
    • Shine Capital
    • Founders Future
    • Brave Capital
    • a16z Speedrun
    • Alpha Square Group
    • SV Angel
    • Carnegie Mellon University
    • Innovation Endeavors
    • Valkyrie
    • Zelda Ventures

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