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Reflection AI

Reflection AI is a Brooklyn-based frontier AI lab founded by ex-DeepMind researchers building open-weight models and autonomous coding agents as an explicit Western counter to DeepSeek; its valuation rocketed from $545M to ~$25B in about a year, with the CEO confirming the round on CNBC in April 2026, even though it has yet to ship its flagship model.

AI infraBrooklyn, New York, USAFounded 2024Founders: Misha Laskin, Ioannis AntonoglouWebsite โ†—See connections โ†’Compare with Skild AI
Last verified Apr 23, 2026

Key Metrics

Valuation
$25B
As of Apr 23, 2026CNBC
Rumored$25B ยท Jun 2026 ยท Wikipedia
Total funding
$4.63B
As of Apr 23, 2026Sacra

Company Snapshot

Reflection AI is a AI infra company, based in Brooklyn, New York, USA, founded 2024 by Misha Laskin, Ioannis Antonoglou. Latest valuation $25B (As of Apr 23, 2026, CNBC). Total funding $4.63B (As of Apr 23, 2026).

Recent changes

  1. Jun 22, 2026SpaceX Signs a $6.3B Compute Deal to Rent GPUs to Open-Source Lab Reflection AI Pulse story
  2. Apr 23, 2026Valuation rose from $8B to $25B CNBC
  3. Apr 2026Raised ~$2.5B Growth at a ~$25B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
  4. Oct 2025Raised $2B Series B at a $8B valuation Wikipedia
  5. Oct 2025First reported valuation: $8B Wikipedia
Earlier changes (10)
  1. Oct 2025First reported total funding: $2.13B Wikipedia
  2. Oct 2025New investor: Lightspeed Venture Partners Wikipedia
  3. Oct 2025New investor: Eric Schmidt Wikipedia
  4. Oct 2025New investor: Nvidia Wikipedia
  5. Oct 2025New investor: Citigroup Wikipedia
  6. Oct 2025New investor: Sequoia Capital Wikipedia
  7. Oct 2025New investor: 1789 Capital Wikipedia
  8. Mar 2025Raised $105M Series A at a ~$545M valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
  9. Mar 2025Raised $130M ($25M seed + $105M Series A) Seed + Series A at a ~$545M valuation Wikipedia
  10. Mar 2025Raised $25M Seed Value Add Pulse enrichment

Funding History

5 events ยท sources dated per row
DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Apr 2026Growth~$2.5B~$25B
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Oct 2025Series B$2B$8BWikipedia
Mar 2025Seed$25Mโ€”
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Mar 2025Seed + Series A$130M ($25M seed + $105M Series A)~$545M
Wikipedia
Mar 2025Series A$105M~$545M
Value Add Pulse research
Funding timeline ยท 5 rounds ยท $4.8B tracked
$0.0M$1.4B$2.8B$25MSeedMar 25$130MSeed + Series Mar 25$105MSeries AMar 25$2.0BSeries BOct 25$2.5BGrowthApr 26
Valuation over time
$0M$14B$28B2025-102026-04
Underlying values
As ofValueMethodSource
Apr 23, 2026$25BReportedCNBC
Oct 2025$8BReportedWikipedia

Investors

Latest Pulse

  1. Schmidt's 1% Anthropic Stake Could Hit $20B | Amodei Holds ~2%Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about 1% of Anthropic, roughly half of CEO Dario Amodei's 2% stake, a position that could be worth up to $20B if Anthropic goes public near its reported $2T IPO valuation target.โ†’
  2. Gray Swan Puts Up $300K Prize To Jailbreak AI Agents In Arena 2.0AI security startup Gray Swan relaunched its public red-teaming contest, Arena, redesigned around AI agents rather than chatbots, anchored by a $300,000 prize competition sponsored by Anthropic, Meta, Google DeepMind and Reflection AI.โ†’
  3. Reflection AI Could Be Nvidia's Next Big BuyNvidia is reportedly weighing whether to deepen its roughly $800 million investment in open-model startup Reflection AI or acquire the company outright, weeks after Reflection launched its first open-weight model.โ†’
  4. Endeavor Catalyst Closes $320M Fund to Back Founders 'Elsewhere'Endeavor Catalyst closed an oversubscribed $320 million fifth fund, pushing total assets under management past $850 million, to keep co-investing in founders building outside Silicon Valley.โ†’
  5. Reflection AI Launches Beam, Its First Open ModelReflection AI unveiled Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight model it says matches top Chinese open models on reasoning benchmarks using a fraction of the inference compute, intensifying the US-China race for open AI.โ†’
  6. Reflection AI's New Model Could Shake Up AI RaceAxios reports startup Reflection AI is preparing to launch a powerful new open-weight model, months after the $6.3 billion compute deal it struck with SpaceX's Colossus data center.โ†’
  7. Mirendil 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.โ†’
  8. FTC Clears Musk to Acquire Mesh, the SpaceX-Alumni Optical-Interconnect StartupThe FTC expedited its antitrust review and cleared Elon Musk to acquire Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup founded by three former SpaceX engineers that builds high-speed optical transceivers for data-center communications. Mesh emerged from stealth in February with a $50M Series A led by Thrive Capital; the acquisition slots directly into Musk's push to make his AI data centers faster and more energy-efficient.โ†’
  9. SpaceX Signs a $6.3B Compute Deal to Rent GPUs to Open-Source Lab Reflection AISpaceX has agreed to supply Reflection AI -- an open-weight AI lab founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers -- with Nvidia GB300 capacity at its Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, for $150 million a month from July 2026 through 2029, a $6.3 billion contract. The deal sits alongside SpaceX's even larger compute agreements with Anthropic ($1.25B/month) and Google ($920M/month), cementing the rocket company as a major AI-infrastructure landlord.โ†’

Coverage Timeline

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  1. Oct 10, 2026AIReflection AI Could Be Nvidia's Next Big Buyโ†’
  2. Oct 5, 2026AIReflection AI Launches Beam, Its First Open Modelโ†’
  3. Oct 4, 2026AIReflection AI's New Model Could Shake Up AI Raceโ†’
  4. Jun 22, 2026AISpaceX Signs a $6.3B Compute Deal to Rent GPUs to Open-Source Lab Reflection AI$6.3Bโ†’

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Reflection AI Could Be Nvidia's Next Big Buy

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Reflection AI Could Be Nvidia's Next Big Buy

Nvidia is reportedly weighing whether to deepen its roughly $800 million investment in open-model startup Reflection AI or acquire the company outright, weeks after Reflection launched its first open-weight model.

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Reflection AI Launches Beam, Its First Open Model

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Reflection AI Launches Beam, Its First Open Model

Reflection AI unveiled Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight model it says matches top Chinese open models on reasoning benchmarks using a fraction of the inference compute, intensifying the US-China race for open AI.

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Reflection AI's New Model Could Shake Up AI Race

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Reflection AI's New Model Could Shake Up AI Race

Axios reports startup Reflection AI is preparing to launch a powerful new open-weight model, months after the $6.3 billion compute deal it struck with SpaceX's Colossus data center.

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SpaceX Signs a $6.3B Compute Deal to Rent GPUs to Open-Source Lab Reflection AI

SpaceX Signs a $6.3B Compute Deal to Rent GPUs to Open-Source Lab Reflection AI logo
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SpaceX Signs a $6.3B Compute Deal to Rent GPUs to Open-Source Lab Reflection AI

SpaceX has agreed to supply Reflection AI -- an open-weight AI lab founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers -- with Nvidia GB300 capacity at its Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, for $150 million a month from July 2026 through 2029, a $6.3 billion contract. The deal sits alongside SpaceX's even larger compute agreements with Anthropic ($1.25B/month) and Google ($920M/month), cementing the rocket company as a major AI-infrastructure landlord.

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Reflection AI FAQ

What is Reflection AI's valuation?

Reflection AI's valuation is $25B (As of Apr 23, 2026, CNBC).

How much has Reflection AI raised?

Reflection AI has raised $4.63B in total funding (As of Apr 23, 2026, Sacra).

Who are Reflection AI's investors?

Reflection AI's investors include 1789 Capital, Citigroup, Eric Schmidt, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nvidia, and 6 more (As of Apr 23, 2026).

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  • CNBCmajor outlet1 fact
  • Sacraresearch database1 fact
  • Value Add Pulse researchValue Add VC data3 facts
  • WikipediaValue Add VC data2 facts

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