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AI lab Humans& just closed a $480M seed at $4.48B valuation in 3 months. What it is: Human-centric AI for collaboration, founded by ex-OpenAI/xAI/Google/Anthropic researchers. Key metrics: • $480M seed round • $4.48B valuation • 3 months from founding to close • Led by SV Angel + Georges Harik • Nvidia, Bezos, GV participated How it happened: • Assembled all-star team from top AI labs first • Georges Harik (Google employee #7) as co-founder/lead investor • Eric Zelikman brought xAI/Grok experience • Andi Peng added Anthropic Claude expertise • Positioned as "human empowerment" vs replacement narrative • Leveraged team pedigree for massive pre-product valuation Takeaway: In AI, team pedigree can unlock billion-dollar valuations before product launch. Brewed by Startup Beaker.