# AMI Labs

> Yann LeCun-backed world-model research startup building AI that learns abstract representations of the physical world.

## Why it is interesting

One of the largest seed financings for a non-LLM AI architecture, but it pursues physical-world understanding and planning, not efficient language generation.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Seed — $1.03B (March 10, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** $3.5B pre-money, Reuters-reported (March 10, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $1B
- **Stage:** seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** N/A
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-13
- **Latest funding investors:** Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital, Bezos Expeditions, NVIDIA, Temasek, Samsung, Toyota Ventures, Sea

## Key facts

- $1.03B seed announced March 10, 2026; $3.5B pre-money valuation
- Five co-leads: Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital and Bezos Expeditions
- Alternative world-model research, not NCM or an equivalent text-generation architecture

## Funding history

- Seed · $1.03B · March 10, 2026
  Source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/exmeta-ai-chief-yann-lecuns-ami-raises-103-billion-for-alternative-ai-approach-4551055

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**Last updated:** November 13, 2026

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