{
  "id": 9187413,
  "title": "Anthropic Alumni Startup Sees Valuation Jump Fivefold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/anthropic-alumni-startup-sees-valuation-jump-fivefold",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T20:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/anthropic-alumni-startup-sees-valuation-jump-fivefold/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Anthropic alumni startup Mirendil, which aims to build AI models capable of recursive self-improvement, is in talks to raise new funding at a $5 billion valuation, marking a fivefold increase in value in just one quarter. The new capital, which could bring in up to $1 billion, is being led by Kleiner Perkins and Andreessen Horowitz, with additional talks from Andreessen Horowitz. Mirendil, founded this year by former Anthropic researchers with over 20 staff members, plans to launch a frontier model for engineering and research work by early next year. The company's valuation jump comes as investors increasingly back neo-labs, startups focused on ambitious research rather than near-term revenue.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}