AI security startup Outtake raises $40M from Iconiq, Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman, and other big names

TechCrunch reports that Outtake, a 2023-founded cybersecurity startup led by ex-Palantir engineer Alex Dhillon, raised a $40M Series B led by Iconiq’s Murali Joshi with high-profile angel investors including Satya Nadella and Nikesh Arora. Outtake offers an AI-driven platform to detect and take down digital impersonation and fraud across accounts, domains, apps, and ads, claiming rapid growth (6x ARR, 10x customers) and scanning 20 million potential cyberattacks in the past year, with customers such as OpenAI, Pershing Square, AppLovin, and U.S. federal agencies.