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388 Exclusive: Murati’s Thinking Machines Aims to Raise $5 Billion

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Katie Roof @ The Information 3 place · 11/17/2025 19:35 EDT

Exclusive: Murati’s Thinking Machines Aims to Raise $5 Billion

Thinking Machines Lab, the company co-founded by ex-OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, is in talks with potential investors to raise about $5 billion in the startup’s next round of funding, according to a person who spoke with Murati. That target would more than triple the capital the ...

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