# Ilya Sutskever

**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/people/ilya-sutskever
**Profile type:** Person

## About

Ilya Sutskever is the co-founder and CEO of Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), which he launched in June 2024 after departing as Chief Scientist of OpenAI. SSI has raised over three billion dollars and reached a thirty-two billion dollar valuation, focused exclusively on building safe superintelligence.

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- **City:** San Francisco Bay Area
- **Title:** Co-founder and CEO, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI)
- **Social:**
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-sutskever

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