San Francisco-based startup Infactory, a generative AI-driven fact-checking firm, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Bee Partners. Other investors include a16z’s Scout Fund, Alumni Ventures, and FJ Labs. The funding round values the company at $25 million.

Infactory, founded by Brooke Hartley Moy and Ken Kocienda former employees of Humane.AI emerged in July after the pair left the struggling company. Kocienda, who spent 15 years as a software engineer at Apple, now serves as CTO, while Hartley Moy takes the role of CEO.

Infactory is using generative AI to address the critical issue of online fact-checking, a move that has attracted significant investor interest. However, the company is clear about its selective use of large language models (LLMs). Instead of relying on LLMs to generate fact-checking results, Infactory employs them to interpret search queries. This approach avoids the biases and opaque decision-making processes typically associated with LLMs.

“Our goal is to partner with trusted data vendors rather than content providers,” Hartley Moy said in an interview. “These vendors focus on computational accuracy, ensuring that the facts we present are reliable.”

The fresh funding will be used to expand Infactory’s team and accelerate its go-to-market efforts, positioning the startup as a key player in AI-powered fact-checking.