StoryFunding
Thinking Machines Lab raises $2B seed at $12B valuation led by a16z
Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, closed a $2B seed round at $12B valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz with Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, AMD and Jane Street. One of Silicon Valley's largest first rounds for a company under a year old; Murati said its first product, including significant open-source, would ship within months.
- a16z led; Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, AMD, Jane Street participated.
- One of the largest seed rounds ever for a company less than a year old.
- Founded by Mira Murati (former OpenAI CTO); first product coming within months.
- Planned product includes significant open-source component.