Trustwise, a pioneer in generative AI application performance and risk management, today announced its official launch, the release of its Optimize:ai product, and $4 million in seed financing. Led by Hitachi Ventures with participation from Firestreak Ventures and Grit Ventures, this investment will enable the company to speed up the development of cost and risk optimized generative AI prototypes for various industries, accelerate its go-to-market and partnership strategy, and further its research initiatives.
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Trustwise Optimize:ai is a first-of-its-kind generative AI application performance and risk management solution that provides developers with an API to eliminate risks and reduce the growing costs associated with deploying large language models (LLMs) in high-stakes enterprise environments. By rigorously red-teaming and optimizing generative AI workloads using its advanced APIs, datasets, and AI safety and alignment controls, Trustwise safeguards enterprises from potential AI failures and excessive costs. Optimize:ai aligns with major AI standards and regulations, including the European Union AI Act, NIST AI RMF 1.0, Responsible AI Institute RAISE Safety and Alignment Benchmarks, and SCI ISO software carbon intensity standard.
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“Enterprise leaders face a double-edged sword in AI strategy: while promising next-level innovation and productivity gains, LLMs also bring significant safety risks, cost burdens, and environmental impacts,” said Gayathri Radhakrishnan, partner at Hitachi Ventures. “Trustwise’s experienced and world-class team is set to provide the much-needed generative AI optimization capabilities that will enable developers to create safe, efficient, and high-performing AI systems.”
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Generative AI systems too often produce inaccurate results, do not adhere to internal and external policies and regulations, and are costly and energy inefficient, with many instances of companies facing legal repercussions.
“At Trustwise, we understand the challenges enterprises face with generative AI, including safety risks, high costs, and environmental impacts,” said Manoj Saxena, CEO and founder of Trustwise. “For example, compared to a traditional Google search, a ChatGPT query costs around 36 times more, uses 1000 times more energy, and has safety issues like hallucinations and data leakage. After nearly two years of co-development with clients in highly regulated industries, the launch of Optimize:ai makes AI safe, compliant, and economically and environmentally viable.”
About Trustwise
Trustwise helps organizations innovate confidently and efficiently with generative AI. Its flagship product, Trustwise Optimize:ai, is a first of a kind generative AI application performance and risk management API that performs red-teaming and provides a robust AI safety, cost, and risk optimization layer for high-stakes enterprise environments.
Trusted by enterprises across various highly regulated industries, Optimize:ai API works with any AI model, supports various cloud, on-premises, and edge architectures, and is capable of handling large-scale generative AI operations and workloads. Founded in 2022 by a successful serial entrepreneur and the first general manager of IBM Watson, Trustwise is backed by leading investors and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with research labs in Cambridge, UK, and New York.
