Thinking Machines
A startup focused on AI foundation model research and development, with a core competitive advantage built on a leading research team and advanced technical directions, aimed at building next-generation AI capabilities.
Timeline (last 90 days)
John Schulman is the Chief Scientist at Thinking Machines, and also a former OpenAI co-founder and core contributor to RLHF.
Venture capital firm Accel is in talks to lead a funding round of up to $1 billion for Thinking Machines.
If the funding round is completed, Thinking Machines' valuation will reach $40 billion.
Thinking Machines' current annualized revenue run rate (ARR) has just surpassed $100 million.
An annualized revenue of $100 million against a $40 billion valuation requires exponential growth over the coming years to fulfill expectations.
The financing deal has not been officially announced, and the relevant information is based on circulating rumors.