前DeepMind研究员David Silver创立AI公司，估值51亿美元融资11亿美元
Sequoia and Nvidia Back Ex-DeepMind Researcher’s New AI Startup at $5.1 Billion Value
前谷歌DeepMind研究员David Silver创立的新公司Ineffable Intelligence完成11亿美元种子轮融资，估值达51亿美元，由红杉资本和Lightspeed领投，Nvidia、谷歌、Index Ventures及英国政府均参与投资。
David Silver, former Google DeepMind researcher, founded Ineffable Intelligence. Raised $1.1 billion in seed funding round. Valuation: $5.1 billion. Led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Other investors: Nvidia, Google (Alphabet), Index Ventures, and the British government. London-based company. One of the largest seed rounds ever for an AI startup.
对 AI 行业的影响
11亿美元种子轮刷新了AI创业融资的历史记录。市场正在重奖顶级人才及其背书网络。David Silver的核心价值在于他掌握DeepMind的前沿研究方法和网络，资本押注的是他能否在新的组织形式下实现技术转化。Nvidia和谷歌同时出现在投资人名单中，说明硬件层和应用层的头部企业都在争夺下一个平台级AI公司的股权。
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来源：Bloomberg Technology · 2026-04-27
Former Google DeepMind researcher David Silver has raised $1.1 billion for his new company, Ineffable Intelligence, in the latest example of an artificial intelligence startup securing enormous funds out of the gate.