Liquid AI
Liquid AI, spun out of MIT CSAIL in 2023, aims to build general-purpose AI systems powered by liquid neural networks.
Position in SVTR
Snapshot 2026-10-24- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,324↓100
- Training & Inference StackRankedof 28↓3
About
Liquid AI, spun out of MIT CSAIL in 2023, aims to build general-purpose AI systems powered by liquid neural networks. The company is developing a new generation of AI foundation models built from first principles, enabling causality, interpretability, and efficiency.
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Funding history
- 2024-12New funding round$250M
Investors · Duke Capital Partners, PagsGroup, AMD Ventures, OSS CapitalSource · SVTR Weekly #084
- 2023-12New funding round$38M
Investors · Samsung Next, PagsGroup, OSS Capital, BOLD Capital, Automattic, ISAI Cap VentureSource · SVTR Weekly #031
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Pre-Seed · $6M · 2025-06
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Other / unspecified
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Undisclosed · $453M · 2026-05 · Valuation $100M
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Investors that may fit
Sequoia Capital
8 Training & Inference Stack deals in the last 24 months · 5 in Boston Metro
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6 Training & Inference Stack deals in the last 24 months · 6 in Boston Metro
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5 Training & Inference Stack deals in the last 24 months · 5 in Boston Metro
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4 Training & Inference Stack deals in the last 24 months · 4 in Boston Metro
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