AI Agenda: Startup Volley Raises $55 Million to Create Voice-Powered AI Games

VentureBeat: Volley raises $55M voice-enabled AI games

Bloomberg: M12’s Investments Into Early-Stage Tech

Bolster, creator of the CheckPhish phishing tracker, raises $14M led by Microsoft’s M12

The Shadow IT Implications of AI

As we kick off RSA in San Francisco this week, we wanted to talk about the shadow IT implications of AI. It’s a well traveled path: A new technology emerges to great excitement and fanfare. Companies and users rush to enjoy its benefits and cybercriminals close on their heels to exploit its unaddressed risks. Embarrassing […]
Builder.io closes $20 million in funding led by M12

Why We Invested In Synth Labs, A Company Focusing On Automating LLM Alignment

We are thrilled to announce that M12 has co-led with First Spark Ventures, the Seed round for Synth Labs.ai, a startup developing leading technology for a fully auditable, transparent and robust AI alignment platform. This investment will enable them to expand their team, continue research efforts in AI alignment, evaluations, synthetic pipelines and launch their […]
Competitive strategies in AI: Insights from an M12 managing partner

New Microsoft-Backed Startup Wants to Make AI Work As Intended

Examining Microsoft VC M12’s AI investment strategy
