LatticeFlow AI vs Robust Intelligence

LatticeFlow AI is a Swiss deep-tech company headquartered in Zurich, spun out of ETH Zurich in 2020, that provides a platform for AI security and governance centered on deep technical evaluations. The company co-created COMPL-AI, the first open-source evaluation framework mapping EU AI Act requirements to concrete technical controls for generative AI, in partnership with ETH Zurich and INSAIT. This positions LatticeFlow AI as a primary reference for EU AI Act compliance-centered AI assessments. The platform covers agentic AI risk assessment, foundation model risk screening, automated AI security red-teaming, and continuous AI governance operations. It is listed in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for AI Governance Platforms and the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for AI TRiSM. Customers include global wealth management institutions, Axpo (energy), defense organizations, and Swiss Federal Railways.

Robust Intelligence was a San Francisco-based AI security company co-founded in 2019 by Harvard computer science professor Yaron Singer and Kojin Oshiba. The company pioneered the concept of an 'AI Firewall' — a purpose-built platform that validates, stress-tests, and protects AI models from development through production. Key capabilities included algorithmic red teaming, automated model assessment, and proactive AI risk mitigation aligned to OWASP and MITRE ATLAS standards. Robust Intelligence was acquired by Cisco in October 2024 for a reported $400M and has been foundational to the development of Cisco AI Defense and Cisco Foundation AI. Its technology is now integrated into the Cisco Security Cloud, providing threat protection against prompt injection, data poisoning, jailbreaking, and unintentional model outcomes. The company raised $44M prior to acquisition across three rounds.