# Ndea

> Research lab founded by François Chollet and Mike Knoop combining neural learning with formal program synthesis.

## Why it is interesting

A highly relevant non-transformer reasoning thesis: learning from few examples through program synthesis, rather than accelerating sequential text generation. A $30M Coatue investment at $450M post-money is media-reported, not company-confirmed.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Reported private financing — company has not confirmed — $30M (The Information; source says Coatue), at reported $450M post-money (January 2025)
- **Latest known valuation:** $450M post-money, reported (January 2025)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $30M
- **Stage:** seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** N/A
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-13
- **Latest funding investors:** Coatue

## Key facts

- Founded by François Chollet and Mike Knoop in early 2025
- The Information reported $30M from Coatue at $450M post-money; company did not confirm
- No proven NCM adoption, production deployments or independent commercial benchmarks

## Funding history

- Reported private financing — company has not confirmed · $30M (The Information; source says Coatue), at reported $450M post-money · January 2025
  Source: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/is-deepseek-an-extinction-event-a-new-reasoning-focused-ai-lab-lands-funding

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**Last updated:** November 13, 2026

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