Nvidia in Talks to Put $2.5B-$3B into Thinking Machines Lab at ~$40B Valuation
steph_palazzolo · x · 2026-09-04
Per The Information's Amir Efrati, Nvidia is in talks to invest $2.5-3B in Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab, per a16z. The team also reports the young lab is closing its next round at $40B — below what it wanted, but still a very high multiple of revenue for a lab this young.
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