AI Pioneers Back Startup Building Models to Predict Events

Sooth Labs, a new artificial intelligence lab founded by former Meta Platforms Inc. employees, is raising about $50 million in funding to build AI models meant to help businesses forecast the likelihood of specific geopolitical and market events taking place.

Felicis Ventures is set to lead the round, which would value the startup at roughly $335 million, including the money raised, Sooth’s co-founders told Bloomberg News. The company has also secured backing from Yann LeCun, a former Meta executive and an AI pioneer, as well as from Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean. Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth is advising the firm.

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