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4-month-old AI lab raises $480M seed at $4.48B valuation Humans& just closed the second-largest seed round in history. Founded by AI researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta. • $480M raised in seed funding • $4.48B valuation (unicorn status) • Led by SV Angel + Georges Harik • Investors: Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, Google Ventures • Focus: "human-centric AI" for collaboration How it happened: • Sept 2025: Assembled top AI talent from 5 major labs • Oct 2025: Defined contrarian thesis (AI for connection, not replacement) • Dec 2025: Secured leads through co-founder's network • Jan 2026: Closed oversubscribed round with tier-1 investors The contrarian bet: while others build AI to replace humans, Humans& builds AI to connect them. Brewed by Startup Beaker.