Musubi, a Santa Barbara, CA-based AI-powered content moderation solutions provider, has raised $5 million in seed funding.
Investors
The oversubscribed round was led by J2 Ventures, with participation from Shakti Ventures, Mozilla Ventures, and existing pre-seed investor, J Ventures.
J2 Ventures is a $200M+ AUM deep-tech venture capital firm based in Boston. Focused on seed and early-stage investments, J2 Ventures specializes in technologies across sectors like AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and fintech.
Musubi Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand into new verticals, apply the latest AI research to Trust & Safety solutions, and further enhance its content moderation capabilities.
About Musubi
Musubi is an artificial intelligence platform that focuses on transforming Trust & Safety through adaptive AI-driven content moderation. The company's technology applies advanced AI and machine learning techniques, including large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, to understand complex behavioral signals and content patterns. It identifies and mitigates issues such as spam, scams, hate speech, fraud, harassment, and inappropriate content. Musubi has partnered with major companies in the dating, social media, and marketplace sectors.
Funding Details
Company: Musubi
Raised: $5.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: February 2025
Lead Investor: J2 Ventures
Additional Investors: Shakti Ventures, Mozilla Ventures, J Ventures
Company Website: https://www.musubilabs.ai/
Software Category: Trust & Safety / AI Content Moderation
Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/musubi-secures-5-million-in-seed-funding-302385298.html