Self-improving AI & automated research · Palo Alto, US · founded 2025
NeoCognition: who founded it, who funds it
NeoCognition is a Palo Alto self-improving AI lab founded in 2025 by Yu Su, Yu Gu and Xiang Deng, who came from Ohio State and Microsoft. What it is building: agents that learn a world model of work, from the Mind2Web and SeeAct team. No funding round has been disclosed. It has not released anything outsiders can use yet.
- Founders
- Yu Su (ex-Ohio State), Yu Gu (ex-Ohio State), Xiang Deng (ex-Microsoft)
- Founders from
- ex-Ohio State, ex-Microsoft
- Location
- Palo Alto, US (North America)
- Valuation
- ·
- Raised
- · disclosed
- Investors
- ·
- What ships
- Research only
Sources
- neolabs.fyi neolabs.fyi
- NEA nea.com
News
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Apr 21, 2026
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