Hirundo, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based company developing industry-first solutions to "make AI forget" hallucinations, biases, and vulnerabilities, has raised $8 million in seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Maverick Ventures Israel, with participation from SuperSeed, Alpha Intelligence Capital, Tachles VC, AI.FUND and Plug and Play Tech Center.
Founded in 2015, Maverick Ventures is the venture arm of Maverick Capital. Based in San Francisco, California, it operates through an evergreen fund and primarily focuses on early-stage companies in the healthcare and technology sectors.
Hirundo Use of Funds
The company plans to use the funding to develop and commercialize its proprietary “machine unlearning” technologies.
About Hirundo
Founded in 2023 by Emeritus Professor Oded Shmueli, Ben Luria, and Michael Leybovich, Hirundo is developing unlearning solutions that enable AI to “forget” poisoned, malicious, or confidential data, as well as embedded biases and hallucinations. Its technology allows AI models to remove unwanted data or behaviors they have previously learned. This ensures that biases, sensitive information, and inaccuracies can be effectively remediated. By leveraging patent-pending innovations, Hirundo aims to make AI safer, more trustworthy, and more accurate. Hirundo's solutions empower enterprises to adopt AI responsibly while maintaining mission-critical performance standards.
Funding Details
Company: Hirundo AI Ltd.
Raised: $8.0M
Round: Seed Round
Funding Date: June 2025
Lead Investor: Maverick Ventures Israel
Additional Investors: SuperSeed, Alpha Intelligence Capital, Tachles VC, AI.FUND, Plug and Play Tech Center
Company Website: https://www.hirundo.io/
Software Category: Machine Unlearnng
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