Former Anthropic researchers are negotiating funding for a new startup company.

According to informed sources, former Anthropic researchers are currently negotiating financing for a new startup company called Mirendil, with plans to raise $175 million in funding at a valuation of $1 billion. The company aims to use artificial intelligence to drive research and development in areas such as biology and materials science. The sources said Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins are in talks to lead this round of funding together. This new company, Mirendil, is the latest startup focused on research, dedicated to developing specialized AI models, which is a costly and complex process.