SolidCore.ai
Category: AI Safety
SolidCore.ai provides a GenAI governance platform for safe, accountable, and scalable AI adoption in enterprises. SolidCore.ai was founded in 2024. The company is led by Eric Chiu. Based in Menlo Park, California, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $4M. Latest round: Seed, $4.0M, 2025-09, led by Runtime Ventures. Key investors include Runtime Ventures, Epic Ventures.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California, USA
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $4M
Value proposition
To enable enterprises to safely adopt and scale generative AI without slowing down the pace of innovation by providing a comprehensive solution for risk visibility, compliance, and governance.
Products and solutions
GenAI governance platform, Observability and compliance monitoring, Audit-ready reporting, SolidCore AI Scout (free shadow AI discovery tool)
Unique value
The company's approach to providing a safety and governance layer for GenAI that doesn't hinder development speed. The founding team's strong background in cloud security and successful entrepreneurial track record.
Target customer
Enterprises, specifically targeting legal, compliance, and privacy leaders responsible for managing AI-related risks.
Industries served
Not specified, appears to be a horizontal solution for any enterprise using GenAI.
Technology advantage
The platform's ability to capture every inference prompt, providing deep observability and enabling robust compliance monitoring and audit-ready reporting. The business advantage is the experienced founding team with multiple successful exits in related tech fields.
How they differentiate
SolidCore.ai differentiates itself by focusing on automating compliance monitoring and generating defensible audit records for AI systems. This allows enterprises to align with evolving regulatory frameworks such as the NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and the EU AI Act, ensuring that their AI adoption is not only secure but also compliant.
Main competitors
Pillar Security, WitnessAI, Credo AI
Key partnerships
NVIDIA Inception, AWS Activate, Microsoft Founders Hub, Google Cloud Builders
Notable customers
Information not publicly available.
Major milestones
Successfully raised $4M in a seed funding round., Emerged from stealth mode to launch its AI safety and compliance platform., Established a team of experienced cybersecurity and AI professionals., Launched SolidCore AI Scout, a free shadow AI discovery tool for AWS.
Growth metrics
Information not publicly available.
Market positioning
Positioned as a specialized AI safety and compliance provider for enterprises, targeting organizations that are rapidly adopting generative AI and need to ensure their AI applications are secure, accountable, and compliant with industry regulations.
Geographic focus
Based in Menlo Park, CA, USA with a primary focus on North America, while its solutions are relevant globally given international AI regulations.
Patents and IP
Information not publicly available.
About Eric Chiu
Serial entrepreneur with a focus on enterprise security. Co-founder and President of HyTrust (acquired by Entrust), VP of Sales & Business Development at Cemaphore Systems (acquired by Axway), and led Business Development at MailFrontier (acquired by SonicWALL).
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Official website: https://www.solidcore.ai/
