Guide Labs
Guide Labs

Guide Labs

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Building inherently interpretable Large Language Models (LLMs) for transparent and controllable AI.

2024ActiveSan Francisco, USA

About

Guide Labs is a San Francisco-based startup developing a new generation of inherently interpretable Large Language Models (LLMs). Founded by CEO Julius Adebayo and Chief Science Officer Aya Abdelsalam Ismail, the company's core innovation is an LLM architecture featuring a 'concept layer' that allows every generated token to be traced back to its training data origins. This approach addresses the 'black box' problem of traditional deep learning, enabling greater transparency, control, and reliability for AI applications across consumer, regulated industry (e.g., finance), and scientific research sectors.

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At-a-glance profile data

Website
guidetech.ai
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2024
Total funding
$10M (Seed)
Business model
B2B

Funding rounds

Funding rounds raised by Guide Labs
DateRoundAmountLead investors
4 Dec 2025Seed$9MInitialized Capital
27 Mar 2024Accelerator/Incubator$500K-
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What does Guide Labs do?

Guide Labs open-sourced its 8-billion parameter model, Steerling-8B, demonstrating 90% of frontier model capabilities with less training data.

How much funding has Guide Labs raised?

Guide Labs has raised a total of $10M in funding. The most recent round on record is Seed.