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Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M

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Marina Temkin
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M
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Prentis, a new AI research lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. The company focuses on training AI models to automate office workflows and computer use, claiming its Hive-32B model outperforms rivals like OpenAI's GPT-5.4 and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 at a lower cost.

Prentis , a new AI research lab focused on computer use models, co-founded by serial entrepreneur Ritankar Das and tech heavyweights Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

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