Mira Murati's AI Startup Targets Record $2B Seed Round
Thinking Machines Lab, the new AI venture from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, seeks to raise a staggering $2 billion in seed funding at a $10 billion valuation despite having no product or revenue yet.
Thinking Machines Lab, the new AI startup founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, aims to close one of the largest seed rounds in history. The company doubles its fundraising target to $2 billion, a move that values the pre-revenue venture at a minimum of $10 billion according to recent reports.
The massive financial demand stems entirely from the startup's exceptional talent pool rather than any existing product or revenue. Thinking Machines Lab boasts dozens of high-profile AI researchers, including recent additions Bob McGrew, OpenAI's former chief research officer, and Alec Radford, the influential researcher behind many of OpenAI's key innovations.
While the company only recently emerges from stealth, it outlines an ambitious vision for the future. Thinking Machines Lab states its intention to build AI systems that are more widely understood, customizable, and generally capable than the models currently available on the market.