In a landscape where AI startups are raising staggering sums, Outtake has secured a $40 million Series B round that stands out not for its size, but for the sheer caliber of its backers. The funding highlights a growing urgency among tech leaders to solve the “human-scale” problem of digital impersonation using automated, agentic systems.
A Star-Studded Roster of Backers
The financing round was led by Murali Joshi of Iconiq, a firm known for its early bets on industry giants like Anthropic and Datadog. However, it is the list of individual angel investors that reads like a “who’s who” of the technology and finance sectors:
- Big Tech Leadership: Satya Nadella (CEO, Microsoft) and Nikesh Arora (CEO, Palo Alto Networks).
- Finance & Strategy: Bill Ackman (CEO, Pershing Square) and John Donovan (Former CEO, AT&T).
- Defense & Data Experts: Shyam Sankar (CTO, Palantir) and Trae Stephens (Co-founder, Anduril).
- AI & Development: Bob McGrew (Former VP, OpenAI) and Guillermo Rauch (CEO, Vercel).
Solving the “Human Problem” with Software
Founded in 2023 by former Palantir engineer Alex Dhillon, Outtake targets the rapid rise of digital misrepresentation. As AI enables bad actors to create convincing fraudulent ads, malicious domains, and rogue applications at scale, traditional manual detection methods have become obsolete.
Outtake’s platform operates as an agentic cybersecurity layer, meaning it doesn’t just flag issues’it actively investigates and executes takedowns of fraudulent assets in real-time. By transforming a labor-intensive process into a software-driven one, the company aims to protect brand integrity at the speed of the modern internet.
Rapid Growth and Market Adoption
The company’s growth trajectory reflects the high demand for automated brand protection. Outtake has reportedly seen its annual recurring revenue (ARR) increase sixfold year-over-year, while its customer base has expanded tenfold.
| 2025 Performance Metrics | Data Point |
| Potential Attacks Scanned | 20 Million |
| Customer Growth | 10x Year-over-Year |
| Revenue Growth | 6x ARR increase |
| Notable Clients | OpenAI, Pershing Square, AppLovin, Federal Agencies |
The Palantir Pedigree
The startup’s success in attracting high-profile investors is partly attributed to Dhillon’s background. Having served on the experimental product team at Palantir, Dhillon built strong ties with Silicon Valley’s defense-tech elite. This “Palantir lineage” has clearly provided a foundation of trust for investors looking for robust, enterprise-grade security solutions.
Even OpenAI has taken notice, recently highlighting Outtake as a prime example of an “agentic” startup utilizing advanced reasoning models to solve complex, real-world security challenges.
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