SSI valued at $32B with zero models shipped—runway clock says window closes Apr–Nov 2027
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-14
Ilya Sutskever's SSI is reportedly valued at $32B in 2025, 28 months old with zero models shipped. FinanceYF5 analyzes three precedents (Inflection, Adept, Character.AI): a frontier lab's runway isn't about cash but whether it chases the frontier and sells something before the next raise—their teams left 9–16 months after their last big round. By that clock, SSI's window is Apr–Nov 2027. Includes a 7-minute Chinese explainer video.
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