Thinking Machines
A startup focused on AI foundation model research and development, with a core competitive advantage built on a leading research team and advanced technical directions, aimed at building next-generation AI capabilities.
Timeline (last 90 days)
The general counsel of Thinking Machines is Lauren Lennon.
Thinking Machines openly acknowledged that its first model was not the strongest, but after releasing it transparently it continued to advance a second model and the Tinker platform, and has now established a firm footing.
Thinking Machines released the Dimuon optimizer, a Muon variant designed specifically for LoRA fine-tuning, and it has been released in Tinker.
John Schulman is the Chief Scientist at Thinking Machines, and also a former OpenAI co-founder and core contributor to RLHF.
Venture capital firm Accel is in talks to lead a funding round of up to $1 billion for Thinking Machines.
The financing deal has not been officially announced, and the relevant information is based on circulating rumors.
If the funding round is completed, Thinking Machines' valuation will reach $40 billion.
Thinking Machines' current annualized revenue run rate (ARR) has just surpassed $100 million.
An annualized revenue of $100 million against a $40 billion valuation requires exponential growth over the coming years to fulfill expectations.
All Facts (5)
The general counsel of Thinking Machines is Lauren Lennon.
50%UnverifiedThinking Machines openly acknowledged that its first model was not the strongest, but after releasing it transparently it continued to advance a second model and the Tinker platform, and has now established a firm footing.
50%UnverifiedJohn Schulman is the Chief Scientist at Thinking Machines, and also a former OpenAI co-founder and core contributor to RLHF.
50%UnverifiedAn annualized revenue of $100 million against a $40 billion valuation requires exponential growth over the coming years to fulfill expectations.
50%UnverifiedThinking Machines released the Dimuon optimizer, a Muon variant designed specifically for LoRA fine-tuning, and it has been released in Tinker.
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