Thinking Machines Lab Inc., an artificial intelligence startup led by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, is reportedly raising a $2 billion seed round.
Business Insider reported the company’s fundraising effort today. The publication cited two sources as saying that the round could value Thinking Machines at upwards of $10 billion. In March, Insider reported that the company was seeking to raise $1 billion round at a $9 billion valuation.
Thinking Machines launched in February to build multimodal AI models with reasoning features. During her time at the OpenAI, Murati (pictured) oversaw the development of ChatGPT and the DALL-E series of image generation models.
The Thinking Machines leadership team also includes other former OpenAI executives….