As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it

AI detection startup Pangram has raised $9 million to develop tools that distinguish human-generated content from AI-generated text and images. The company aims to combat the spread of misinformation and low-quality automated content online.
Why it matters
As AI-generated content becomes indistinguishable from human work, verification tools are becoming critical for maintaining trust in digital media and journalism.
New York-based AI detection startup Pangram is on a mission to combat the AI slop infestation spreading across the internet, and it just raised $9 million on a bet that demand for tools that distinguish human-generated content from AI-generated text will only grow.
Pangram’s fundraise — led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Haystack, ScOp, Script Capital, and Cadenza — comes as the startup also launches its next-generation AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI image detection model, Pangram Image.
Pangram says the new text detection model is over 99% accurate at finding AI-assisted writing and mixed human-AI content, plus it can more easily detect AI humanizer programs. The AI image detector is only available via research preview for now; Pangram plans to release it more widely in the coming weeks.
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