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Acqui-hired by Nvidia in 2026.
Founded by two transformer co-authors, Ashish Vaswani and Niki Parmar. Raised $175M at $1B in August 2025, then was acquihired by Nvidia in June 2026 after struggling to raise more.
| Amount | Kind | Valuation | Date | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $175M | Series B | $1B post-money | Aug 2025 | Lightspeed, Thrive Capital | Wikipedia |