General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI | TechCrunch · AuraTracer

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According to TechCrunch, venture capital firm General Catalyst has announced leading the new round of financing for River AI, with a funding amount of $1.1 billion. River AI was founded two months ago. This financing is led by General Catalyst.

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General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI | TechCrunch

xAI 联合创始人 Igor Babuschkin 创立的 River AI 完成由 General Catalyst 领投、AMP PBC 跟投的 11 亿美元种子/系列 A 轮融资，Nvidia、AMD Ventures、Y Combinator 及 Temasek 参与。River 于 6 月脱离保密期，旨在从头重建 AI 训练栈，将模型转变为可个人训练的助手而非替代人类工作者。该公司已推出按每百万 token 计费的 API，支持强化学习与 LoRA 微调，以对抗提示工程局限。此次融资后，企业可通过其 neocloud 服务在无需基础设施团队的情况下完成复杂强化学习运行，成本较闭源方案节省两至四倍。