Principle Raises $2M to Bring AI Wargaming to Corporate Strategy

February 04, 2026
San Francisco-based startup Principle has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-driven strategic foresight platform that simulates competitive futures for enterprises.

San Francisco-based Principle has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-driven strategic foresight platform, announced in a press release. The round was led by SMRK VC and SMOK VC, with participation from RideHome AI Fund, a16z Scout Fund, Bain Capital Scout Fund, and Unpopular Ventures.

Principle’s platform enables companies to create digital twins of competitors, regulators, and market forces, running simulations across different strategic directions. Unlike static planning tools, it maintains persistent models that update continuously with new intelligence such as regulatory shifts, mergers, and pricing changes. The system is already in pilot use with several Fortune 500 companies and government organizations.

The company’s technology builds on experience from projects with Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Dubai Future Foundation, where its team developed national AI and scenario modeling capabilities. Principle is also training a custom model on AWS’s Nova architecture to enhance the plausibility of simulated market events.

The new funding will support the transition from pilot implementations to a fully productized platform, with investment in real-time market intelligence integration and user interaction tools. Principle plans to expand its enterprise pilot program to additional Fortune 500 customers across industrial, technology, and financial sectors.

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