How a former DeepMind researcher raised at a $300M pre-seed valuation before launching a product
Andrew Dai says Elorian chose strategic AI backers over richer offers after raising $55 million at a $300 million valuation.
The former Google DeepMind researcher is building Elorian around visual understanding and visual reasoning, which he describes as an uneven frontier for AI progress. In TechCrunch’s Build Mode episode, Dai says the company wants models that move toward “visual AGI.” He also discusses turning a technical pitch into an investor story, recruiting researchers from Big Tech, and why speed matters for frontier AI startups. TechCrunch AI's note
The former Google DeepMind researcher is building Elorian around visual understanding and visual reasoning, which he describes as an uneven frontier for AI progress. In TechCrunch’s Build Mode episode, Dai says the company wants models that move toward “visual AGI.” He also discusses turning a technical pitch into an investor story, recruiting researchers from Big Tech, and why speed matters for frontier AI startups. TechCrunch AI's note
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