Last updated 2026-07-20
- Raised $8M Seed round led by Maverick Ventures IsraeI, May 2025
- Raised $1.7M Pre-Seed round led by Tachles VC
Total raised
$9.7M
Last: Undisclosed Round 2025-06
Stage
Seed
Founded
2023
Headcount
21
HQ
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Sector
Business Software
About
Hirundo is an Israeli startup that has developed a Machine Unlearning Platform. This platform is designed to surgically remove unwanted data, biases, misinformation, and adversarial vulnerabilities from already-trained AI models without the need for costly and time-consuming retraining, while preserving overall model performance. The company's technology works across both generative and non-generative AI systems and is being piloted by multinational corporations in finance, healthcare, and defense.
Funding history · 2 rounds · $9.7M total
2025-05
Seed
$8.0M
★ Maverick Ventures IsraeITachles VCPlug and PlayAlpha Intelligence Capital
Date unknown
Pre-Seed
$1.7M
★ Tachles VC
Headcount over time
From 15 (2024-03) to 18 (2026-03) · +3 (+20%) · 7 points · source: Finder history + radar grounding
Q&A
- What is Hirundo's primary focus?
- Hirundo is developing a platform for AI Optimization & Machine Unlearning, aiming to optimize machine learning data for teams.
- When was Hirundo founded?
- Hirundo was founded in May 2023.
- What is Hirundo's total funding to date?
- Hirundo has raised a total of $9,700,000 USD.
- Which investors participated in Hirundo's most recent funding round?
- In June 2025, Hirundo raised $8,000,000 USD from investors including Maverick Ventures IsraeI and Plug and Play.
- Who are the co-founders of Hirundo?
- The co-founders of Hirundo are Ben Luria (Co-founder & CEO), Oded Shmueli (Chief Scientist and Co-Founder), and Michael Leybovich (Co-founder & CTO).
- What are the key issues Hirundo's product addresses in the machine learning lifecycle?
- Hirundo's product addresses optimizing and reducing training data, analyzing fault causes and locations in model predictions, and removing problematic data from training models without retraining.
- Where is Hirundo's headquarters located?
- Hirundo's headquarters is located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
Team · 3
Ben Luria
Founder · CEO and Co-Founder
Michael Leybovich
Founder · CTO and Co-Founder
Oded Shmueli
Founder · Chief Scientist and Co-Founder
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Business Software
Sub-sectors
Business SoftwareIT, R&D & Data SolutionsSoftware Development Tools
Technologies
Artificial IntelligenceNatural Language Processing
Target customers
Enterprise & Professional ServicesSoftware DevelopmentEnterprises
Business model
B2B
Tags
patent-pending
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | hirundo.io |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/96429528 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | HIRUNDO LTD |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023-5 |
| Employees (exact) | 21 |
| Offices | London |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 5 |
|---|
Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 4 |
|---|
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | hirundo.io |
|---|
Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 76 |
|---|
Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 516810744 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2023-05-16 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2026 |
| Active charges / liens | 1 |
| Registry events | 5 — other (1), violation (1), annual_report (2), charge (1) |
| Registered address | הטחנה 64 בנימינה |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-19 | עדכון כתובת ו/או מען דיגיטלי |
| 2026-06-14 | עדכון הפרה |
| 2026-06-14 | דו~ח שנתי-שינוי בהוראות בתקנון |
| 2026-06-14 | דו~ח שנתי-הוספת בעל תפקיד |
| 2026-02-12 | רישום שעבוד |