Humans&, a ‘Human-Centric’ ASC Startup Founded By Anthropic, xAI, Google Alums, Raised $480M Seed Round
Humans& raises $480M at a $4.48B valuation to develop human-centric AI that enhances collaboration—not replacement.
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Humans&, a ‘Human-Centric’ ASC Startup Founded By Anthropic, xAI, Google Alums, Raised $480M Seed Round
Humans& Raises $480M to Build AI That Connects, Not Replaces Can AI strengthen human relationships instead of eroding them? A bold new startup says yes—and investors are betting nearly half a billion dollars on it. Humans&, a three-month-old company founded by veterans from Anthropic, xAI, Google, and Stanford, has raised a staggering $480 million in seed funding at a $4.48 billion valuation. Backed by Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, SV Angel, Google Ventures, and Emerson Collective, Humans& is positioning itself as the antidote to impersonal, automation-first AI—building tools designed to deepen collaboration, not replace people. Credit: Humans& A Star-Studded Founding Team with a Human-First Mission The brain trust behind Humans& reads like a who’s who of modern AI development. Andi Peng, formerly of Anthropic, led reinforcement learning efforts for Claude 3.5 through 4.5. Georges Harik, Google’s seventh employee and architect of its early ad systems, brings decades of scaling u…
