4-month-old AI lab raises $480M seed at $4.48B valuation

Humans& just closed the second-largest seed round in history. Founded by AI researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta.

• $480M raised in seed funding
• $4.48B valuation (unicorn status)
• Led by SV Angel + Georges Harik
• Investors: Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, Google Ventures
• Focus: "human-centric AI" for collaboration

How it happened:
• Sept 2025: Assembled top AI talent from 5 major labs
• Oct 2025: Defined contrarian thesis (AI for connection, not replacement)
• Dec 2025: Secured leads through co-founder's network
• Jan 2026: Closed oversubscribed round with tier-1 investors

The contrarian bet: while others build AI to replace humans, Humans& builds AI to connect them.

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