<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup founded by Mira Murati, raised $2 billion in a seed round, valuing the company at $10 billion.</li><li>The funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Conviction Partners.</li><li>The company focuses on developing a next-generation AI platform for human-AI collaboration.</li><li>Founded in February 2025, Thinking Machines Lab has hired former OpenAI researchers and employees from other tech companies.</li><li>John Schulman, co-founder of OpenAI, has joined Thinking Machines Lab as chief scientist.</li><li>Barret Zoph, a key hire, previously worked at OpenAI.</li><li>Thinking Machines Lab is part of a trend of AI model companies founded by ex-OpenAI executives.</li><li>Other companies in this space include Anthropic and Safe Superintelligence Inc.</li><li>The exodus of talent from OpenAI has led to the emergence of competing AI labs attracting significant investments.</li><li>Investors are eager to support the development of new general-purpose AI models.</li></ul>

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab raises $2 billion seed round at $10 billion valuation

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