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fromTechCrunch
7 hours ago

Unconventional AI confirms its massive $475M seed round | TechCrunch

Naveen Rao, the former head of AI at Databricks, has raised $475 million in seed capital at a $4.5 billion valuation for his new startup, Unconventional AI. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures, with participation from Lux Capital and DCVC. The funding is a first installment towards the goal of up to $1 billion for the round, Rao told Bloomberg.
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

Unconventional AI scores $475M to tackle AI's energy problem

Unconventional AI aims to build nature-inspired neuromorphic chips to drastically reduce AI energy use and scale inference efficiency.
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