Darwin AI has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners to help governments adopt artificial intelligence safely, transparently, and at scale.
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We started Darwin AI with a simple idea: governments should be able to use artificial intelligence safely, transparently, and at scale. Public agencies shouldn’t have to choose between innovation and accountability, and with the right foundation, they don’t have to.
Today, that mission takes a major step forward. We’ve raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from UpWest and Resolute Ventures. This investment will help us accelerate product development, expand deployment and training support, and meet growing demand from public agencies across the country.
We’re also excited to welcome Brenda Harvey, former General Manager of IBM Public Sector and Federal and current Board Member at Nissan Motor Corporation, to our Board of Directors. Brenda’s deep experience in enterprise technology and government modernization will be invaluable as we continue to scale.
Across every level of government, leaders are moving quickly to understand how AI can help improve services, automate repetitive work, and free staff for higher-value priorities. But that progress comes with new responsibilities: to manage data carefully, stay compliant with evolving laws, and ensure that every use of AI aligns with public trust.
That’s where Darwin Govern comes in. It’s a single platform where agencies can create and enforce AI policies, oversee data and records, and maintain compliance across departments. Once those guardrails are in place, agencies can use Darwin LaunchPad to design and manage agentic workflows that handle everyday processes in HR, procurement, permitting, and more.
Together, these tools help governments move from pilots to production — from small experiments to secure, sustainable adoption. As our Co-founder and CEO Noam Maital puts it, “Agencies need to ensure their use of AI complies with existing regulations like public records laws while meeting new state and federal standards for transparency. Darwin gives them a way to do both — to stay compliant while moving innovation forward.”
In working with agencies across the U.S., we’ve discovered that more than 60 percent of AI usage in government happens through unsanctioned or “shadow AI” tools. While many of these tools are adopted with good intentions, they often introduce risk, from privacy exposure to compliance gaps (public records, etc.).
Darwin helps agencies regain visibility and control. By centralizing oversight and automating compliance, we give IT, legal, and operational leaders the confidence to scale AI responsibly, knowing it aligns with both mission and policy.
As Jeff Horing, Co-founder and Managing Director at Insight Partners, shared, “The opportunity for AI in the public sector is massive, and Darwin is capturing it with practical infrastructure that allows governments to move from pilots to real transformation.”
This funding allows us to expand our product and policy teams, strengthen our partnerships with agencies in Texas, Ohio, California, Illinois, and Washington, and continue building the systems that make responsible AI adoption possible.
We’re proud of how far we’ve come, but we know this is just the beginning. The public sector is entering a defining moment, one where trust and technology must advance together. Our role is to make sure governments have the visibility, tools, and confidence to lead that change.
We’re grateful to our investors, partners, and customers for sharing this vision. Together, we’re building the infrastructure that turns AI policy into practice, and helps governments innovate with confidence.
You can read the full press release at this link.
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