Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures backs Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in continued AI push

Ashton Kutcher's VC firm, Sound Ventures, co-led by general partners Guy Oseary and Effie Epstein, is betting on AI -- including with an investment in Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs, the investors confirmed onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Tuesday. The startup, founded by Li, the Stanford professor dubbed the “Godmother of AI," has already raised $230 million from investors including a16z, NEA, and Radical Ventures, valuing the company at over $1 billion. It aims to develop "large world models" th