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![rohanpaul_ai Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::2588345408.png) Rohan Paul [@rohanpaul_ai](/creator/twitter/rohanpaul_ai) on x 75.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-16 04:19:22 UTC

💰Thinking Machines, led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, raises $2B in seed funding, at a valuation of $XX billion.

Andreessen Horowitz wrote the biggest check, joined by Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, AMD, and Jane Street.

Investor appetite for fresh AI outfits is strong, even while some people wonder about overall tech spending. 

Because of that, U.S. startups raised about $XXXXX billion in the first half of 2025, a jump of nearly 76%, and AI deals took roughly XXXX% of the total, as per Pitchbook.

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv852KyX0AAn6wK.png)

XXXXX engagements

![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/p:tweet::1945337439813558487/c:line.svg)

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