M
ModularModular builds AI infrastructure software — the Mojo programming language and MAX AI compute platform — designed to unify and speed up AI model deployment across hardware and break Nvidia's CUDA lock-in.
4 Pulse stories
NR
Nous ResearchNous Research builds open-source AI models and agents, including the Hermes model family and agent, for decentralized and open AI infrastructure.
1 Pulse story
Total Raised
$380M
$125M
ModularNous Research
Last Valuation
$1.6B (last independent round; later acquired by Qualcomm for ~$3.9B)
$1.5B
ModularNous Research
AI infra
Sector
AI infra
2022
Founded
2023
Palo Alto, California
HQ
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Private
Status
Private
Modular investors
GV (Google Ventures)General CatalystGreylock PartnersDFJ GrowthUS Innovative Technology (Thomas Tull)
Nous Research investors
ParadigmRobot VenturesUSVNorth Island VenturesDelphi VenturesOSS CapitalBalaji Srinivasan
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