World models & simulation · San Francisco, US · founded 2025
Moonlake AI: who founded it, who funds it
Moonlake AI is a San Francisco world model lab founded in 2025 by Sharon Lee and Fan-Yun Sun, who came from Stanford and Nvidia. What it is building: vibe-coding interactive worlds and games. It has raised $28M in disclosed rounds, most recently a Seed of $28M at a $120M valuation in January 2026. It has not released anything outsiders can use yet.
- Founders
- Sharon Lee (ex-Stanford), Fan-Yun Sun (ex-Nvidia)
- Founders from
- ex-Stanford, ex-Nvidia
- Location
- San Francisco, US (North America)
- Valuation
- $120M set by the last priced round
- Raised
- $28M disclosed
- Investors
- Ian Goodfellow, Jeff Dean
- What ships
- Research only
Rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | Seed | $28M | $120M | · | neolabs.fyi |
Sources
- neolabs.fyi neolabs.fyi
News
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Sep 25, 2026
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Apr 16, 2026
- Feb 17, 2026
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Feb 17, 2026
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Jan 1, 2026
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Dec 12, 2025
+1 more coverage
- StartupHub.ai Moonlake AI unveils a Generative Game Engine built for control
- Nov 17, 2025
- Oct 25, 2025
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