Madrona, 2026-05-28; retrieved 2026-09-15 tier 4 press (primary)confirmed
Why We Are Co-Leading Gray Swan's Series A
https://www.madrona.com/gray-swan-series-a/
Co-lead's account of the round; notes Kolter serves on the board of OpenAI. [verify 2026-09-15 grok-pass] $40M Series A co-led with Wing; Obvious, Snowflake Ventures, HRT, Samsung Next, Magarac.
Signals citing this source
- Gray Swan, X (against): Sells Shade and Cygnal, the fixes, to the same labs whose models it evaluates.
- Gray Swan, A (for): Embedded in pre-release safety evaluation processes; cited in 11 system cards.
- Gray Swan, G (against): Series A co-led by Wing and Madrona with Obvious Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Hudson River Trading, Samsung Next and Magarac; the co-lead's own post notes the chief scientist serves on OpenAI's board.“serves on the board of OpenAI”
Ledger rows citing this URL
- T81 Series A co-led by Wing and Madrona with Obvious, Snowflake Ventures, Hudson River Trading, Samsung Next, Magarac superseded