Reflection AI: $2B Raise

Reflection AI, an AI start-up, has secured $2 billion in funding, valuing the company at $8 billion. This investment aims to propel Reflection AI into becoming a leading open-source AI lab, rivalling closed platforms like OpenAI and Anthropic, and competing with Chinese firms such as DeepSeek.

With a focus on open foundation models, Reflection AI seeks to ensure broad access to superintelligence, fostering innovation across society. The company, founded by former DeepMind researchers, is developing tools for autonomous coding and has already released an AI coding agent named Asimov. The funding round was led by Nvidia, with participation from other investors.

Reflection AI's mission is rooted in the belief that open-source AI promotes safety and enables a wider range of researchers to address potential risks. The company's focus on reinforcement learning for software development could set it apart in the competitive AI landscape.