Jeff Dean's AI startup Discovery Loop seeks ~$50B valuation in new funding round
Sources report that Jeff Dean, who resigned as chief scientist at Google last month, is raising funds again for his AI startup Discovery Loop, seeking a valuation of about $50 billion. This follows a raise of $1 billion at a roughly $10 billion valuation a few weeks ago.
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Ben Bergman / Business Insider : Sources: Jeff Dean is raising funds again for Discovery Loop, seeking a valuation of ~$50B; Discovery Loop was raising $1B at a ~$10B valuation a few weeks ago — Jeff Dean, who resigned as chief scientist from Google last month, is raising again for his new AI startup, Discovery Loop …
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