Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M
AI research startup Prentis is reportedly in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. The company focuses on developing AI agents capable of automating routine office workflows and computer-based tasks.
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This highlights the growing investor appetite for 'agentic' AI that can perform complex, multi-step tasks rather than just generating text.
Prentis , a new AI research lab focused on computer use models, co-founded by serial entrepreneur Ritankar Das, and tech heavyweights Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus, is in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Launched in April, Prentis is training models to learn how office workers navigate routine workflows across documents and systems, with the goal of building AI agents that can control computers to automate those tasks.
Prentis will ostensibly develop agents tailored to these customers’ needs, such as handling insurance claims and automating customs duty refund exceptions without needing a human to hunt down paperwork.
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