River AI, founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, raised $1.1 billion led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC to empower developers and enterprises with customizable AI model tools.
River AI ($1.1B round) accelerates reinforcement learning training to 15-20 minutes at 2-4x cost savings versus closed platforms. For engineering teams, this removes infrastructure burden; open-weight models with token-based billing democratize AI from research labs to developers and end users.
Babuschkin co-founded by xAI along with Elon Musk
Aug 11, 2026
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What's the storyRiver AI, a full-stack artificial intelligence (AI) company founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has raised $1.1 billion in funding.
The round was led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with strategic investments from NVIDIA and AMD Ventures. Other investors include Y Combinator and Temasek.
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