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Empirical Security, founded in 2023 in Chicago, USA, uses custom AI models to detect and stop software attacks before vulnerabilities are exploited.
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Investor· 4
Founders / team· 1
Funding history
- 2025-07Seed$12M
Investors · Sixty Degree Capital, HPA, DNX Ventures, Costanoa VenturesSource · SVTR Weekly #114
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