Unbound, which helps enterprises adopt Generative AI tools securely and responsibly across their organizations, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Race Capital with participation from Wayfinder Ventures, Y Combinator, and Massive Tech Ventures.
The round also saw participation from Alpha Square Group, Northside Ventures, Liquid2, Pioneer Fund, Scale Asia Ventures, SBXI and notable angels including Ram Shriram (founding board member at Google), Trishan Panch (CSO LuminHealth), John Brownstein (Chief Innovation Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital), Taro Fukuyama (CEO, Fond), Eli Brown (CEO, Guilded, acquired by Roblox), Chris Siakos (CEO Sinefa, acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Joe Vadakkan (CISO, Ex- CRO), Zain Rizavi (Cloudflare, Ridge VC) and Finbarr Taylor (CEO, Shogun).
The fresh funds raised will be used to expand integrations across the AI ecosystem, deepen model routing capabilities, and support internal model orchestration for enterprises adopting open-source LLMs. Unbound also plans to expand its Bengaluru-based team and product capabilities in India.
Founded in 2023 by Rajaram Srinivasan and Vignesh Subbiah, Unbound helps enterprises adopt Generative AI tools securely and responsibly across their organizations. Unbound provides detailed visibility into usage patterns, helps control the flow of sensitive data, and enables policy enforcement to align with organizational standards. Unbound makes enterprise AI adoption safer, more transparent, and easier to manage.
“As AI tools become mainstream, enterprises are turning to flexibility and control. They want visibility into what’s being used, assurance that their data is protected, and the ability to swap in better models as the space evolves. Unbound is the bridge that makes that possible,” said Rajaram Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of Unbound.
Vignesh Subbiah, CTO and co-founder, said, “Defaulting to blanket bans on AI tools is like being in the times of GPT 3.5. Unbound enables surgical security controls into every AI request so teams can innovate freely without putting corporate secrets at risk. In just a few months, our customers have prevented over 7,000 potential data leaks and cut AI tooling costs by nearly 70 percent.”
“AI is projected to reach $4.8 trillion in market value for the enterprise by 2033 globally — but without proper guardrails, that value is at risk. From shadow models to data leaks, the dangers of unmanaged AI are very real. We are excited to back Rajaram Vignesh and the Unbound Security team as they create a new category of AI infrastructure: one built for safety, observability and cost discipline from day one. We’re proud to back Rajaram, Vignesh, and the team building a new category of AI infrastructure – one that makes enterprise adoption safe, observable, and cost-efficient from day one,” said Edith Yeung, General Partner at Race Capital.
