Company Snapshot
Flourish is a Semiconductors company, based in New York, New York, USA, founded 2024.
Recent changes
- Jun 6, 2026Jun 6, 2026Raised $500M at a $2.5B valuation TechFundingNews
- Jun 6, 2026Jun 6, 2026New investor: Lux Capital TechFundingNews
- Jun 6, 2026Jun 6, 2026New investor: Google Ventures (GV) TechFundingNews
- Jun 6, 2026Jun 6, 2026New investor: Jeff Bezos TechFundingNews
- Jun 6, 2026Jun 6, 2026Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B to Build Brain-Inspired AI Chips Pulse story
Earlier changes (1)
- Jun 4, 2026Jun 4, 2026Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B for Brain-Inspired AI That Runs on Laptop-Level Power Pulse story
Funding History
1 event · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 | funding round | $500M | $2.5B | TechFundingNews |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Jun 6, 2026Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B to Build Brain-Inspired AI ChipsFlourish, a New York startup co-founded by Internet Explorer creator and CTRL-labs founder Thomas Reardon, raised $500 million at a $2.5 billion valuation to build brain-inspired AI -- with Jeff Bezos nearly doubling his check to roughly $100 million. Its 'Cortex AI' aims to map real neurons and run models at laptop-level power, attacking AI's energy crisis at the architecture level.→
- Jun 4, 2026Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B for Brain-Inspired AI That Runs on Laptop-Level PowerFlourish, co-founded by Internet Explorer creator Thomas Reardon, closed a $500M round at a $2.5B valuation on June 4 to build 'Cortex AI' — an architecture emulating real neuron connectomics and targeting 20-50 watt operation (a laptop, not a server rack). Jeff Bezos personally committed close to $100M; Lux Capital, GV and Catalio Capital joined.→
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FUNDING$500M
Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B to Build Brain-Inspired AI Chips
Flourish, a New York startup co-founded by Internet Explorer creator and CTRL-labs founder Thomas Reardon, raised $500 million at a $2.5 billion valuation to build brain-inspired AI -- with Jeff Bezos nearly doubling his check to roughly $100 million. Its 'Cortex AI' aims to map real neurons and run models at laptop-level power, attacking AI's energy crisis at the architecture level.
Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B for Brain-Inspired AI That Runs on Laptop-Level Power
FUNDING$500M
Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B for Brain-Inspired AI That Runs on Laptop-Level Power
Flourish, co-founded by Internet Explorer creator Thomas Reardon, closed a $500M round at a $2.5B valuation on June 4 to build 'Cortex AI' — an architecture emulating real neuron connectomics and targeting 20-50 watt operation (a laptop, not a server rack). Jeff Bezos personally committed close to $100M; Lux Capital, GV and Catalio Capital joined.
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Who are Flourish's investors?
Flourish's investors include Jeff Bezos, Google Ventures (GV), Lux Capital, Catalio Capital Management, K50 Ventures (As of 2026-07-31T14:35:19Z).
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