Reflection AI Raises $2 Billion at $8 Billion Valuation, 15x Jump in Seven Months
Summary
Reflection AI secures $2 billion funding at $8 billion valuation, skyrocketing 15x from $545 million just seven months ago as the startup founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers prepares to launch a massive frontier language model targeting enterprise and government clients.
Key Points
- Reflection AI raises $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation, marking a 15x increase from its $545 million valuation seven months ago
- The startup, founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, positions itself as an open-source alternative to closed AI labs and a Western competitor to Chinese firms like DeepSeek
- The company plans to release a frontier language model next year trained on tens of trillions of tokens, targeting enterprise customers and governments seeking sovereign AI systems