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Flapping Airplanes Secures $180M to Develop Brain-Inspired Data-Efficient AI Models

February 10, 2026 21:48

AI lab Flapping Airplanes has raised $180 million in seed funding from Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index to develop AI models that learn like humans rather than through massive data consumption. The team, led by brothe...

New AI Lab "Flapping Airplanes" Raises $180M to Pursue Data-Efficient Training Approaches

January 29, 2026 15:22

A new AI research lab called Flapping Airplanes has launched with $180 million in seed funding from major venture capital firms including Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index. The lab aims to develop less data-hungry trai...