Inside Seldon Lab: Building the Future of AI Security
AGI security will become the second largest industry in history.
And Seldon Lab isn't waiting for someone else to build it.
While most organizations talk about AI safety, Seldon is building it, funding founders, conducting cutting-edge research, developing existential security technologies, and shaping the entire field through hands-on work.
This is your chance to go inside the lab.
What you'll learn
The Seldon Model:
How they're building a portfolio of world-scale AGI deployment technologies
Their approach to accelerating AI security startups from zero to funded
Why they believe in doing the research AND building the companies simultaneously
Batch #2 Deep Dive:
What they're looking for in their Request for Startups (RFS)
How their program works: investment, support, network access
Real examples from Batch #1 founders who are now building at scale
The Founder Dinner Network:
How Seldon connects founders with trail-blazers like Geoff Ralston (Former YC President, SAIF.vc), Jeremie Harris (Gladstone AI), and Nitarshan Rajkumar (UK AISI founder)
The actual infrastructure they're building (check out their RFS for more): demonstrations, export controls, resilience systems, hardware
What's Actually Fundable:
Where the white space is in AGI security
What investors are looking for (with insights from their network of 40+ connected VCs and startups)
How to position defensive tech for venture-scale outcomes
Who's building Seldon
Esben Kran - Co-Founder
Founded AI security lab with 25+ publications, former lead data scientist, published at NeurIPS, ICLR, and ICML
Finn Metz - Co-Founder
Supported $20M+ rounds, worked in PE and VC, raised 7 figures for AI security research
Why this matters
If you're building (or thinking about building) in AI security, you need to understand what Seldon is doing.
They're not just an accelerator. They're not just a research lab. They're both — and they're proving you can publish papers, build systems, create networks, and shape an entire field simultaneously.
This event is for:
Founders building AI safety/security companies
Researchers considering the entrepreneurship path
Anyone who believes AGI security is the most important problem of our time
What you'll walk away with
Understanding of the AGI security landscape and where opportunities exist
Direct insights into what makes defensive tech companies fundable
Network access to Seldon's ecosystem of founders, investors, and advisors
Clear sense of whether applying to Batch #2 makes sense for you
Part of our "Inside X" series: giving you exclusive access to the organizations building the future of beneficial AI.
Seldon Lab Batch #2 applications now open: Learn more at seldonlab.com