Self-improving AI & automated research · Toronto, CA · founded 2026

Oak Lab: who founded it, who funds it

Oak Lab is a Toronto self-improving AI lab founded in 2026 by Richard Sutton and Khurram Javed, who came from DeepMind and Alberta. What it is building: a trillion-parameter continual-learning agent on 20 watts, from the reinforcement-learning pioneer. No funding round has been disclosed. It is still in stealth, with nothing outsiders can use.

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Founders: Richard Sutton (ex-Google DeepMind), Khurram Javed (ex-Alberta)
Founders from: ex-Google DeepMind, ex-Alberta
Location: Toronto, CA (North America)
Valuation: ·
Raised: · disclosed
Investors: ·
What ships: Stealth

Sources

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News

Jul 20, 2026
Richard Sutton Discusses AI Alignment, Oak Lab, and Learning at WAIC 2026

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Jul 13, 2026
Turing Award winner Rich Sutton founds Oak Lab to build AI agents that learn on their own

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