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Yann LeCun Joins New AI Investing Firm 224 Ventures

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 05 August 2026, 10:00 UTC By Rebecca Torrence 1 min read
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Startups Yann LeCun Joins New AI Investing Firm 224 Ventures Meta Platforms Inc.’s former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, often called one of the “godfathers of AI,” is joining a new venture firm to invest in artificial intelligence startups. The firm, called 224 Ventures, is launching with more than $100 million in assets under management, it plans to announce Wednesday. LeCun joins 224 Ventures alongside Oriol Vinyals, a researcher at Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind who serves as the...

Startups Yann LeCun Joins New AI Investing Firm 224 Ventures Meta Platforms Inc.’s former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, often called one of the “godfathers of AI,” is joining a new venture firm to invest in artificial intelligence startups. The firm, called 224 Ventures, is launching with more than $100 million in assets under management, it plans to announce Wednesday. LeCun joins 224 Ventures alongside Oriol Vinyals, a researcher at Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind who serves as the technical co-lead on its flagship AI model Gemini.
Yann LeCun (PERSON) Ventures Meta Platforms Inc.’s (ORG) AI (ORG) 224 Ventures (ORG) LeCun (PERSON) Oriol Vinyals (ORG) Alphabet Inc.’s (ORG) Google DeepMind (ORG) Gemini (ORG)
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