River AI raises $1.1B led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC to accelerate the development of its open AI stack.
Amount Raised
$1.1 Billion
Round Type
Venture
Palo AltoSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingImage RecognitionComputer VisionInvestors
Description
River AI has successfully secured $1.1 billion in funding, led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC. This investment will support River AI's mission to build powerful personal AI tools for developers and companies. Strategic investments also came from NVIDIA and AMD Ventures, alongside contributions from Y Combinator and Temasek. The capital raised will enhance the company's capabilities in AI model training and deployment.
Quick answer
River AI raised $1.1 Billion in a funding round, dated August 11, 2026. Investors: Y Combinator, Temasek, Nvidia, AMD Ventures, General Catalyst and Amp Pbc. River AI is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.
- How much did River AI raise?
- River AI raised $1.1 Billion in a funding round on August 11, 2026.
- Who invested in River AI?
- Y Combinator, Temasek, Nvidia, AMD Ventures, General Catalyst and Amp Pbc are named as investors in this round.
- What does River AI do?
- River AI is a full-stack AI company founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin.
- Where is River AI based and how big is it?
- River AI is based in Palo Alto, California, United States. Fundz records about 18 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at River AI?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at River AI, including the Co-Founder & CEO. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Natural Language Processing and Image Recognition around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as River AI that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Newwave raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on September 16, 2026.
- AAA C(H+A)RM raised $4M (Seed) on September 8, 2026.
- Wonderful AI raised $550M (Series C) on September 2, 2026.
- Roma AI raised $1.2M (Seed) on August 28, 2026.
- MachineFlow raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on August 25, 2026.
- Palette raised $3.5M (Pre-Seed) on August 11, 2026.
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