Open-model lab Arcee AI closes Series B at a valuation above $1B
sloppenheimer · x · 2026-09-17
US open-model lab Arcee AI announced a Series B round valuing the company at over $1B, led by Vista Equity, Cambium Capital, and Emergence Capital, with participation from Hitachi, M12, Wipro, and others.
The round accelerates next-gen Trinity models across diverse infrastructure, expands work with the DOE and national labs on Genesis-Science-1, and funds platform tooling for building, evaluating, deploying, and operating open models in production. Community voices note the company has been quietly raising money and hiring ahead of upcoming releases.
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