Beacon Acquires AI Red-Teaming Startup Haize Labs; Founder Leonard Tang Becomes VP of AI Research
Jackyhuang · x · 2026-09-18
Investment firm Beacon has acquired AI safety startup Haize Labs, with founders Leonard Tang and Steve Shen and the whole team joining.
- Leonard Tang becomes VP of AI Research across Beacon, whose portfolio serves 22,000+ businesses and institutions, from campgrounds to construction companies.
- Beacon frames the deal around a shared belief: responsible AI should serve the real economy, giving Main Street the same caliber of AI talent as the largest companies.
- Beacon says it intends to own and grow these businesses for decades, positioning the hire as an investment every founder in its ecosystem benefits from.
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