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Based in San Francisco, California, AI or Not develops an artificial intelligence detection platform that identifies synthetic media across text, images, video, and audio to combat misinformation and fraud. The enterprise software provides confidence scores and estimates generating models for trust and safety teams, journalists, and cybersecurity firms conducting identity verification and content authentication. The platform's detection algorithms are specifically trained to identify deepfakes and synthetic outputs generated by popular artificial intelligence models including Midjourney, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion. The platform operates as a subsidiary of Optic, a technology startup that previously secured an $11 million Seed funding round backed by lead investors Kleiner Perkins and Pantera Capital. AI or Not was officially launched in 2023 by parent company founders Andrey Doronichev, Vlad Vinogradov, and Roman Doronin, alongside current chief executive officer Anatoly Kvitnitsky.
AI or Not company has raised $6.0M across 1 funding round.
AI or Not company has raised $6.0M in total across 1 funding round.
AI or Not company has raised $6.0M in total across 1 funding round.
AI or Not company's investors include Browder Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Davidovs VC, Foundation Capital, Jump Capital, LGF, Otherwise Fund, Seguin Ventures, Stellar Capital, Vera Equity, Vibe Capital, Bartek Pucek.
AI or Not company has raised $6.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $6.0M Seed in December 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2024 | $6M Seed | — | Browder Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Davidovs VC, Foundation Capital, Jump Capital, LGF, Otherwise Fund, Seguin Ventures, Stellar Capital, Vera Equity, Vibe Capital, Bartek Pucek, Karim Atiyeh, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Belsky, Tikhon Bernstam, Youcef ES Skouri | Announced |
AI or Not is a technology company that builds AI detection tools to identify AI-generated content across text, images, audio, music, video, and documents, achieving 98.9% accuracy in recent tests.[1][2][5] It serves businesses in cybersecurity, content moderation, KYC verification, fraud prevention, and check scanning, as well as individual users, solving the growing problem of deepfakes, misinformation, synthetic identities, and AI-forged documents that evade traditional checks.[1][2][5] Founded in 2023 and based in Alameda, California, the company has gained rapid traction with over 200,000 users, millions of checks performed, and a $5M seed round announced in early 2025, positioning it as a leader in countering generative AI risks.[1][2]
AI or Not was founded in fall 2023 by CEO Anatoly Kvitnitsky, along with a team of six AI engineers and researchers, initially under the Optic brand to combat the negative effects of generative AI like misinformation, scams, and social engineering.[2][4] The idea emerged from training proprietary neural networks on tens of millions of real and AI-generated images, audio, and content, enabling detection of specific models like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, ChatGPT, and others without relying on third-party APIs.[2][4][5] Early traction came quickly with a free web app for image detection, onboarding 130,000 users shortly after launch and expanding to multimedia, KYC, and video tools amid rising AI fraud concerns.[2]
AI or Not rides the explosive growth of generative AI, where tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney enable fraud, deepfakes, and misinformation at scale, creating urgent demand for detection amid regulatory pushes for digital authenticity.[2][5] Its timing aligns with 2023-2025 surges in AI scams, synthetic identities, and KYC vulnerabilities, as fraudsters shift to AI-forged checks, documents, and liveness checks that bypass manual reviews.[1][5] Market forces like rising cybersecurity needs and blockchain media transparency favor it, influencing the ecosystem by enabling safe AI adoption—businesses can harness generative tech while blocking abuses, fostering trust in platforms from social media to finance.[2][4]
AI or Not is poised for accelerated growth post its $5M seed, likely expanding video/deepfake detection and enterprise APIs to capture the booming AI governance market.[1][2] Trends like stricter KYC regulations, real-time fraud AI arms races, and multimodal content explosion will propel it, potentially through partnerships with fintechs and platforms. Its influence may evolve from a detector to a full authenticity suite, shaping how tech balances AI innovation with security—turning the fight against "AI vs. AI" into a cornerstone of trustworthy digital ecosystems, much like its origins in demystifying generated media.[5]
