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UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The $2 billion seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz values the startup at $12 billion, marking the largest U.S. seed funding ever for an AI company before product launch.
- Mira Murati stepped down as OpenAI CTO in September 2024 and founded Thinking Machines Lab in February 2025, an AI startup building multimodal AI.
- Murati left OpenAI after six and a half years amid an ultracompetitive AI race involving firms like Meta and Google DeepMind investing billions.
- Thinking Machines Lab secured an unprecedented $2 billion in initial funding, spearheaded by Andreessen Horowitz, which places the startup’s valuation at $12 billion and has drawn leading former OpenAI scientists to the team.
- Murati announced that the startup plans to launch its initial product within a few months, which will feature a substantial open source element designed to benefit researchers and emerging companies.
- The launch aims to advance collaborative general intelligence by widely distributing AI as an extension of individual agency, promoting equitable access and supporting research communities.
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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati raises $2B for new AI startup Thinking Machines at $12B valuation - Tech Startups
It hasn’t even been six months since Mira Murati left OpenAI. Now, she’s back in the spotlight with a jaw-dropping $2 billion raise for her new AI startup, Thinking Machines. The funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, values the company […] The post Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati raises $2B for new AI startup Thinking Machines at $12B valuation first appeared on Tech Startups.
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