Unbound, a San Francisco, CA-based startup that helps enterprises adopt generative AI tools, has raised $4 million in seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Race Capital, with participation from Wayfinder Ventures, Y Combinator, Massive Tech Ventures, Alpha Square Group, Northside Ventures, Liquid2, Pioneer Fund, Scale Asia Ventures, SBXI, and several notable angel investors.
Race Capital is a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019. The firm specializes in investments in enterprise infrastructure, data systems, open-source technologies, fintech, and Web3 innovations. Race Capital primarily targets early-stage investments, particularly at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages.
Unbound Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to expand integrations across the AI ecosystem, enhance model routing capabilities, and support enterprise adoption of open-source LLMs.
About Unbound
Founded by Rajaram Srinivasan and Vignesh Subbiah, Unbound is an enterprise AI security company that provides a platform enabling IT teams the visibility and controls they need to introduce safely and manage AI tools in the enterprise. Its AI Gateway plugs into commonly used tools and provides real-time protection, model routing, and usage analytics. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Unbound’s mission is to ensure every organization can embrace AI without losing control. The company serves a growing base of mid-market and enterprise customers across sectors including tech and healthcare.
Funding Details
Company: Web Sentry, Inc. (Unbound)
Raised: $4.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: May 2025
Lead Investor: Race Capital
Additional Investors: Wayfinder Ventures, Y Combinator, Massive Tech Ventures, Alpha Square Group, Northside Ventures, Liquid2, Pioneer Fund, Scale Asia Ventures, SBXI, Ram Shriram, Dr. Trishan Panch, Dr. John Brownstein
Company Website: https://www.getunbound.ai/
Software Category: Enterprise AI Security & Governance
Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/29/3090368/0/en/Unbound-raises-4M-to-help-enterprises-embrace-AI-tools-on-their-terms.html