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Jun 26, 2026 · Industry Insights

Former Anthropic Executives Launch Mirendil with $200M Funding to Pursue Recursive Self‑Improvement AI

Two former Anthropic researchers have founded Mirendil, raising $200 million at a $1 billion valuation to build a recursive self‑improvement AI platform that lets scientists create and iterate their own models, positioning the startup against big‑tech AI moats.