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Mar 10, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Yann LeCun’s New AMI Labs Secures $1.03B to Build a World‑Model Alternative to LLMs

Yann LeCun and Alexandre LeBrun have launched AMI Labs, raising $1.03 billion in Europe’s largest seed round to develop JEPA—a world‑model architecture intended to replace LLMs for high‑risk domains, with all code and papers open‑sourced, a 5‑10‑year horizon, and backing from NVIDIA, Samsung, Bezos’ venture, and others.

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Yann LeCun’s New AMI Labs Secures $1.03B to Build a World‑Model Alternative to LLMs
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Jan 23, 2026 · Industry Insights

vLLM Core Team Launches Inferact, Secures $150M Seed Funding

The vLLM core maintainers have founded Inferact, raised a $150 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed, and highlighted escalating inference challenges, the project's ecosystem dominance, and a continued commitment to open‑source development.

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vLLM Core Team Launches Inferact, Secures $150M Seed Funding