{
  "id": 6818488,
  "title": "Former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is raising again for his new AI startup, seeking around a $50 billion valuation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/former-google-chief-scientist-jeff-dean-is-raising-again-for-his-new",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-11T22:42:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-deans-startup-discovery-loop-is-eyeing-a-valuation-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jeff Dean, a former Google chief scientist, is raising his new AI startup, Discovery Loop, for a potential $50 billion valuation. Dean left Google last month after a 27-year career with the company. Discovery Loop aims to automate discovery to accelerate science and engineering across the world, with the goal of building AI that acts as a positive force for humanity. The startup has already raised $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation but is now seeking funding at the higher valuation in the competitive AI startup market. Discovery Loop's founders, including Dean, have decades of experience building key Google products and have been recognized as leading researchers in AI.",
  "summary": "Jeff Dean, former Google chief scientist, is raising another round of funding at a valuation of around $50 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "A former Google DeepMind safety researcher explains the frightening difference between AI and other threats like nuclear war and asteroids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/a-former-google-deepmind-safety-researcher-explains-the-frightening",
        "published": "2026-09-11T17:21:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}