{
  "id": 18412554,
  "title": "Thinking Machines Lab is closing in on a new $5 billion funding round at a $40 billion valuation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/thinking-machines-lab-is-closing-in-on-a-new-5-billion-funding-round",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-06T00:40:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/thinking-machines-lab-is-closing-5-billion-new-round-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati, is on the verge of securing a substantial $5 billion funding round, leading to a $40 billion pre-money valuation. Accel is spearheading this new investment, which is a significant jump from the company's $50 billion valuation target from last year. The startup's leadership team has been enticed by rival AI firms, resulting in the loss of several top talents, such as competitive coder Neal Wu, Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Andrew Tulloch. Despite this talent exodus, the company recently released an updated version of its Tinker tool, which enables users to fine-tune large language AI models more efficiently. The company's valuation has more than tripled since its last public round last year, demonstrating that investors remain highly optimistic about AI startups despite the intensifying talent war in the industry.",
  "summary": "Founded by Mira Murati, Thinking Machines Lab is set to close a new round that values the company at $40 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}