Research area
Superintelligence labs
Long-horizon labs aiming at AGI or superintelligence, usually with no near-term product. We track 2 labs in this area, which have raised $10B in disclosed rounds between them; the most valuable is Safe Superintelligence, at $32B.
2labs
$10Bdisclosed raised
$44Breported valuations
| Lab | Topic | Location | Founders from | Founded | Last round | Valuation | Raised | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe SuperintelligenceA straight shot at safe superintelligence, insulated from short-term commercial pressure. …site · x · in | Superintelligence & frontier generalists | Palo Alto, US | ex-OpenAI, ex-Apple | 2024 | Strategic $5BJul 27, 2026 · Nvidia | $32B | $8B | Stealth |
| Thinking Machines LabFrontier multimodal models built around human collaboration; open research and a managed f…site · in | Superintelligence & frontier generalists | San Francisco, US | ex-OpenAI, ex-Meta | 2025 | Seed $2BJul 15, 2025 · Andreessen Horowitz | $12B | $2B | API |
News
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Sep 9, 2026
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- Commercial Observer AI Startup Thinking Machines Lab Takes 22K SF at 79 Fifth Avenue for First NYC Office
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Sep 3, 2026
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- Yahoo Finance Thinking Machines Lab Seeks $40B Valuation as Nvidia Extends Its Capital Allocator Role I…
- Yahoo Finance Thinking Machines Lab seeks $1b raise at $40b valuation - report
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Jul 27, 2026
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- Reuters Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Ilya Sutskever's AI startup, source says
- SiliconANGLE Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence gets access to Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform
- Bloomberg.com Nvidia to Invest $5 Billion in Ilya Sutskever’s AI Research Lab
- Axios Ares eyes PE expansion, Nvidia backs Ilya, and Transdigm buys Prince & Izant
- NVIDIA Newsroom Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence Inc. and NVIDIA Announce Long-Term Strategic Part…
- CTech Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence raises $5 billion from Nvidia despite not yet rel…
- Semafor Nvidia’s frothy bet on Safe Superintelligence
- Jul 21, 2026