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Mirendil, founded by ex-Anthropic researchers, raises $1B Series A

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Mirendil, a startup founded by former Anthropic researchers to build self-improving AI, has raised a $1 billion Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins and Clearlake Capital. The funding comes six months after the company announced a $200 million seed round.

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    Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers to build self-improving AI, raised a $1B Series A led by Kleiner Perkins and Clearlake Capital (Sarah Klearman/Wall Street Journal)

    Sarah Klearman / Wall Street Journal : Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers to build self-improving AI, raised a $1B Series A led by Kleiner Perkins and Clearlake Capital — The fundraise comes six months after Mirendil, founded by Anthropic alumni, announced a $200 million seed round

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