OpenAI's Ex-CTO Secures $2 Billion Seed Round for AI Startup at $10 Billion Valuation
Summary
Mira Murati, former OpenAI CTO who led development of ChatGPT and DALL-E, secures $2 billion seed round at $10 billion valuation for her new AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Conviction Partners.
Key Points
- Thinking Machines Lab, founded by OpenAI's former chief technology officer Mira Murati, closes on $2 billion seed round at $10 billion valuation
- Andreessen Horowitz leads round with participation from Sarah Guo's Conviction Partners
- Murati leaves OpenAI after leading development of ChatGPT, DALL-E, and voice mode, taking several former colleagues with her