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Total funding
$200M
As of Jul 30, 2026Value Add Pulse research
Company Snapshot
Mirendil is a AI infra company, based in San Francisco, CA, founded 2025 by Behnam Neyshabur, Harsh Mehta. Latest valuation $1B (As of Jul 30, 2026, Value Add Pulse research). Total funding $200M (As of Jul 30, 2026).
Recent changes
- Sep 22, 2026Sep 22, 2026Raised Up to $1B Series A (reported) at a $5B valuationRumored Bloomberg
- Sep 22, 2026Sep 22, 2026Mirendil In Talks To Raise At $5B, Up 5x In A Quarter Pulse story
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026Mirendil Signs $100M+ Google Cloud AI Deal Pulse story
- Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 2026First reported total funding: $200M Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026Stealthy AI-R&D Lab Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed From a16z and Kleiner Perkins Pulse story
Earlier changes (7)
- Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026Raised $200M Seed at a $1B valuation SiliconANGLE
- Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026New investor: Kleiner Perkins SiliconANGLE
- Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026New investor: Andreessen Horowitz SiliconANGLE
- Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026New investor: Nvidia SiliconANGLE
- Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed for Foundational AI in R&D, Backed by a16z, Kleiner and Nvidia Pulse story
- Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 2026Mirendil Raises $200M Seed to Build AI That Excels at AI R&D Pulse story
- Jun 2026Jun 2026First reported valuation: $1BRumored Bloomberg
Funding History
2 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Series A (reported)Rumored | Up to $1B | $5B | Kleiner PerkinsLeadunverifiedAndreessen Horowitzunverified | Bloomberg |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Seed | $200M | $1B | SiliconANGLE |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Sep 22, 2026Mirendil In Talks To Raise At $5B, Up 5x In A QuarterMirendil, the self-improving-AI startup founded by two ex-Anthropic researchers three months ago, is reportedly in talks with Kleiner Perkins and Andreessen Horowitz to raise up to $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation.→
- Aug 6, 2026Mirendil Signs $100M+ Google Cloud AI DealAI research lab Mirendil signed a multi-year Google Cloud partnership worth more than $100M for TPU and GPU compute to train self-improving AI systems aimed at eventually automating an entire frontier lab's research work.→
- Jun 26, 2026Stealthy AI-R&D Lab Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed From a16z and Kleiner PerkinsMirendil, a new and largely stealth frontier AI lab focused on building systems for AI research and development itself, raised a $200 million seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins, with Nvidia among its backers. A nine-figure seed for a pre-product lab is one of the year's clearest signals that capital is racing to fund the next generation of foundation-model challengers.→
- Jun 25, 2026Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed for Foundational AI in R&D, Backed by a16z, Kleiner and NvidiaMirendil, a stealthy startup building foundational AI systems for scientific and industrial research and development, launched with a staggering $200 million seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins, with Nvidia among its backers. The size of a seed once reserved for Series B underscores how aggressively top investors are pre-funding teams chasing AI that can accelerate discovery in chemistry, materials and the physical sciences.→
- Jun 24, 2026Mirendil Raises $200M Seed to Build AI That Excels at AI R&DMirendil, a San Francisco frontier lab building systems designed to excel at AI research and development itself, raised a $200 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins. The gargantuan seed reflects investor conviction that automating AI research -- models that help build better models -- could be the highest-leverage frontier in the field.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 22, 2026FUNDINGMirendil In Talks To Raise At $5B, Up 5x In A Quarter$5B valuation (in talks)→
- Aug 6, 2026AIMirendil Signs $100M+ Google Cloud AI Deal$100M+ deal→
- Jun 26, 2026FUNDINGStealthy AI-R&D Lab Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed From a16z and Kleiner Perkins$200M→
- Jun 25, 2026FUNDINGMirendil Raises a $200M Seed for Foundational AI in R&D, Backed by a16z, Kleiner and Nvidia$200M→
- Jun 24, 2026FUNDINGMirendil Raises $200M Seed to Build AI That Excels at AI R&D$200M→
All Coverage
FUNDING$5B valuation (in talks)
Mirendil In Talks To Raise At $5B, Up 5x In A Quarter
Mirendil, the self-improving-AI startup founded by two ex-Anthropic researchers three months ago, is reportedly in talks with Kleiner Perkins and Andreessen Horowitz to raise up to $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation.
DEEP DIVE
Mirendil Signs $100M+ Google Cloud AI Deal
AI$100M+ deal
Mirendil Signs $100M+ Google Cloud AI Deal
AI research lab Mirendil signed a multi-year Google Cloud partnership worth more than $100M for TPU and GPU compute to train self-improving AI systems aimed at eventually automating an entire frontier lab's research work.
BRIEF
Stealthy AI-R&D Lab Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed From a16z and Kleiner Perkins
FUNDING$200M
Stealthy AI-R&D Lab Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed From a16z and Kleiner Perkins
Mirendil, a new and largely stealth frontier AI lab focused on building systems for AI research and development itself, raised a $200 million seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins, with Nvidia among its backers. A nine-figure seed for a pre-product lab is one of the year's clearest signals that capital is racing to fund the next generation of foundation-model challengers.
Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed for Foundational AI in R&D, Backed by a16z, Kleiner and Nvidia
FUNDING$200M
Mirendil Raises a $200M Seed for Foundational AI in R&D, Backed by a16z, Kleiner and Nvidia
Mirendil, a stealthy startup building foundational AI systems for scientific and industrial research and development, launched with a staggering $200 million seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins, with Nvidia among its backers. The size of a seed once reserved for Series B underscores how aggressively top investors are pre-funding teams chasing AI that can accelerate discovery in chemistry, materials and the physical sciences.
Mirendil Raises $200M Seed to Build AI That Excels at AI R&D
FUNDING$200M
Mirendil Raises $200M Seed to Build AI That Excels at AI R&D
Mirendil, a San Francisco frontier lab building systems designed to excel at AI research and development itself, raised a $200 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins. The gargantuan seed reflects investor conviction that automating AI research -- models that help build better models -- could be the highest-leverage frontier in the field.
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Mirendil FAQ
What is Mirendil's valuation?
Mirendil's valuation is $1B (As of Jul 30, 2026, Value Add Pulse research).
How much has Mirendil raised?
Mirendil has raised $200M in total funding (As of Jul 30, 2026, Value Add Pulse research).
Who are Mirendil's investors?
Mirendil's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, Nvidia (As of Jul 30, 2026).
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Where these figures come from
- Bloombergmajor outlet1 fact
- SiliconANGLEmajor outlet1 fact
- Value Add Pulse researchValue Add VC data2 facts
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