Former Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun is in discussions with chip titan Nvidia to fundraise for his new startup AMI Labs, three sources tell Sifted.
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January 22, 2026
Nvidia in talks to back Yann LeCun’s new AI startup in bumper funding round
The startup's round was quickly oversubscribed, sources tell Sifted, with the final close expected to be higher than €500m
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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