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title: "Thinking Machines Negotiates $1 Billion Raise at $40 Billion Valuation Below $50 Billion Target"
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summary: "Accel is in discussions to lead a new financing round for the venture founded by Mira Murati, with Nvidia considering participation. Thinking Machines is negotiating to raise at least $1 billion at a pre-money valuation of $40 billion or more, per The Information. This funding push follows the July release of the company's first artificial intelligence model, Inkling. The $40 billion valuation is lower than the $50 billion level the startup sought late last year when it discussed raising between $4 billion and $5 billion. Despite being less than two years old, the firm already generates hundreds of millions of dollars in annualized revenue."
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# Thinking Machines Negotiates $1 Billion Raise at $40 Billion Valuation Below $50 Billion Target

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**Published:** 2026-09-03T18:55:35.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** funding, nvidia, llm

## Summary

Accel is in discussions to lead a new financing round for the venture founded by Mira Murati, with Nvidia considering participation\. Thinking Machines is negotiating to raise at least $1 billion at a pre\-money valuation of $40 billion or more, per The Information\. This funding push follows the July release of the company's first artificial intelligence model, Inkling\. The $40 billion valuation is lower than the $50 billion level the startup sought late last year when it discussed raising between $4 billion and $5 billion\. Despite being less than two years old, the firm already generates hundreds of millions of dollars in annualized revenue\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/startups/thinking-machines-negotiates-1-billion-raise-at-40-billion-valuation-bel-a9f999b2>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/julia_hornstein/status/2095571335447495092>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2095569301923324153>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/steph_palazzolo/status/2095570574433046807>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/amir/status/2095678832535843209>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2095699170925613433>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/nvidia-joins-accel-in-6-billion-thinking-machines-raise-at-40-billion-va-a39c5688>)