Liminal was founded by Aaron Bach, Steven Walchek in 2022.

Who are Liminal's investors?

Liminal's investors include Draper Associates, Elevation Capital, Florida Funders, Framework Venture Partners, Good Growth Capital, High Alpha, ISV, Noro-Moseley Partners and 7 more.

How much funding has Liminal raised?

Liminal has disclosed $8.5M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.

Liminal

Founded 2022 · 36 employees on LinkedIn · 18 known investors

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Liminal provides a security-first platform that enables regulated enterprises to safely deploy and govern generative AI across their organization, with multi-model access, data protection, and cost efficiency.

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Founders & leadership

Liminal was founded in 2022 by Aaron Bach and Steven Walchek.

Aaron Bach CTO + Co-FounderCTO and co-founder of Liminal, a security-first platform that helps regulated enterprises deploy and govern generative AI with data protection and privacy-preserving design. He has led product and engineering teams through incubation, growth, acquisition, and enterprise deployment, with a background in technical strategy, software architecture, and IP creation.

Steven Walchek FounderSteven Walchek led product and strategy at multiple startups, including DebtMarket (acquired and now part of NYSE: ICE), and served as Head of Technology Partnerships at AWS, where he helped drive ecosystem expansion and bring ML and IoT services to market. Most recently, he was Chief Innovation Officer at FIS (NYSE: FIS), where he co-founded and led FIS Impact Labs, a corporate venture builder managing five subsidiary companies.

Mahin GuptaFounder

Investors · 18

Draper Associateslisted by Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M

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Elevation Capitallisted by Elevation CapitalGurugram

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Florida Funderslisted by Florida FundersTampa · $50K

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Framework Venture Partnerslisted by Framework Venture PartnersToronto

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Good Growth Capitallisted by Good Growth CapitalCharleston

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High Alphalisted by High AlphaIndianapolis

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ISVlisted by ISVWest Palm Beach

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Noro-Moseley Partnerslisted by Noro-Moseley PartnersAtlanta · $5M – $20M

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Ecosystem Integrity FundreportedLafayette · $2M – $5M

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Fin CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $15M

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Helios Climate VenturesreportedDenver

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IMPACT SCIENCE VENTURESreportedPalo Alto

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Matchstick VenturesreportedBoulder · $500K – $1.5M

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Nexus Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $10M

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Volta Energy TechnologiesreportedNaperville

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Also in the syndicate · 3

Chrysalix VenturesHelios Capital VenturesThe University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partnerslead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$8.5M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2022–2025

$8.5MSeries AApr 2025 · 3 sources
Noro-Moseley Partners (lead)
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Undisclosed amountSeries AApr 2022
Good Growth Capital (lead), The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (lead), Chrysalix Ventures, Helios Capital Ventures, Impact Science Ventures, Volta Energy Technologies
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Frequently asked questions

What does Liminal do?: Liminal provides a security-first platform that enables regulated enterprises to safely deploy and govern generative AI across their organization, with multi-model access, data protection, and cost efficiency.
Who founded Liminal?: Liminal was founded by Aaron Bach, Steven Walchek in 2022.
Who are Liminal's investors?: Liminal's investors include Draper Associates, Elevation Capital, Florida Funders, Framework Venture Partners, Good Growth Capital, High Alpha, ISV, Noro-Moseley Partners and 7 more.
How much funding has Liminal raised?: Liminal has disclosed $8.5M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.