Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $30 million in funding for his new AI startup from Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures, and First Round Capital. Agrawal, who was fired by Elon Musk in late 2022, has secured the investment to develop software for LLM developers. Additionally, Keith Rabois, a former partner at Founders Fund, is returning to Khosla Ventures after the firm closed $3.1 billion in new funds.
It's January 12 and the following AI Startups have announced funding so far: > 1X - $100M > Poe - $75M > Perplexity - $73.6M > Luma AI - $43M > Parag Agrawal - $30M > Robin AI - $26M > Nabla - $24M > Contents. com - $18M > Geminus - $13M > Ask-AI - $11M > Echo Labs - $7.7M > AI…
Keith Rabois Returns to Khosla Ventures Thank you to both @rabois and @vkhosla for joining us on Bloomberg @technology for a wide ranging, candid discussion on what happens now at @khoslaventures https://t.co/wE8y34LSTM
NEWS! Both @vkhosla and the returning @rabois will join us on @technology tomorrow 9:40amPT. Looking forward to discussing Keith's return to KV, the firm's new Miami presence, Vinod's view and managing the portfolio. https://t.co/8LvjhsTeQe.
Keith Rabois Makes A Surprise Return To Khosla Ventures, Five Years After Joining Founders Fund https://t.co/eLznRnytpq
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal secures $30m for AI startup https://t.co/HNVYyT5xOH
With $3.1 billion in new funds, Khosla Ventures and founder Vinod Khosla are bringing back Keith Rabois, a high-profile former partner and outspoken Miami resident. https://t.co/VDzjwzTMiH https://t.co/bXYjnIy3ot
Vinod Khosla on value add, venture assistance, and recruiting + reference-checking Keith Rabois (in 2013) While recruiting him to join us, what I kept asking myself wasn't whether he'd be a great investor (which he is), but rather whether he'd be sought out by entrepreneurs as a… https://t.co/SXwKZKWAzK
Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures after five years at Founders Fund (@alexrkonrad / Forbes) https://t.co/l7JU5ZoP6D 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/KjMn5JGGNT
Three things Keith Rabois learned from Vinod Khosla https://t.co/gezJcJxoxS
NEW: With $3.1 billion in new funds, Khosla Ventures and founder Vinod Khosla are bringing back Keith Rabois, a high-profile former partner and outspoken Miami resident. https://t.co/I9Z4PCTt92 by @alexrkonrad https://t.co/nk1hzlLpup
Big VC hiring news: investor Keith Rabois is rejoining Khosla Ventures from Founders Fund after ~5 years. I spoke to 2x Midas Lister @rabois, colleagues @SamirKaul1 and @vkhosla and founders like OpenAI CEO @sama and Ramp CEO @eglyman about the news. https://t.co/CagTYEPMAT https://t.co/wVsPa0tqba
Keith Rabois goes back to Khosla https://t.co/876Po8rSdm Founders Fund hasn't been investing much. Two up-and-coming investors went to Kleiner Perkins. Ryan Petersen is now the CEO at Flexport. Delian is running a company. Wonder what's going on over there
#BREAKING: Keith Rabois Makes A Surprise Return To Khosla Ventures, Five Years After Joining Founders Fund https://t.co/rqMZOSflvP https://t.co/9o0tNPhICT
Keith Rabois goes back to Khosla https://t.co/876Po8rSdm Founders Fund hasn't been investing much. Two up-and-coming investors went to Kleiner Perkins. Ryan Petersen is not the CEO at Flexport. Delian is running a company. Wonder what's going on over there
Today in fascinating VC moves: Keith Rabois to leave Founders Fund, return to Khosla Ventures. Scoop from @KateClarkTweets https://t.co/kxWgA2A1dC
News: investor Keith Rabois is departing Founders Fund for a surprise reunion with his previous firm. The 2x Midas List venture capitalist behind Affirm, DoorDash, Ramp, and Stripe is rejoining Khosla Ventures as it's closed $3.1 billion in new funds. https://t.co/iv1cghb4KY
Congrats to @vkhosla and @SamirKaul1 on getting @rabois back! I've learned an incredible amount from Keith over the past decade, I would not be where I am without his guidance, and Varda would not exist. Thank you sir. I'm sure we'll be co-investing together plenty! https://t.co/B4P0fFGEmb
Exclusive: Keith Rabois, a partner at Founders Fund who led the firm’s investments in Ramp and Faire, is returning to Khosla Ventures. https://t.co/KxOOPrf7Yh By @KateClarkTweets
News: Keith @Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures as a managing director, leaving his post at a rival VC firm, Founders Fund. The hire represents a coup for Khosla Ventures, which recently raised $3.1 billion in new funds. https://t.co/TqHqSKEB9K
Former Twitter CEO's AI Venture Secures $30 Million in Khosla-Led Investment #AI #AIstartup #artificialintelligence #computervision #Decisionmaking #enhanceefficiency #expertsinAI #FormerTwitterCEO #fundingexpectedtoimpactindustries https://t.co/I8SiXgbDhx https://t.co/jAP6wkpsh9
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises $30 million for his AI startup: Report Agrawal, who was sacked by Twitter (now called X) owner #ElonMusk in late 2022, raised about $30 million in funding for an AI startup. https://t.co/vf8V9Ndgb3
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal reportedly raises $30 million for his AI startup https://t.co/aaAMB1XU1k
NEWS: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised 30 Million dollars for an AI startup He raised money from Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures & First Round Capital. https://t.co/X7yCmQNJSi
NEWS: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised 30 Million dollars money for an AI startup He raised money from Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures & First Round Capital. https://t.co/iEhqPrNDdq
One more round. @khoslaventures invests $30 Million in the former Twitter @x CEO for an AI startup. https://t.co/PweIzx1duO
An AI startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $30 million in a deal led by Khosla Ventures. https://t.co/vdG8U6LOPk By @KateClarkTweets
Sources: former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's new AI startup, which is making software for LLM developers, raised ~$30M led by Khosla Ventures (@kateclarktweets / The Information) https://t.co/AfPYMNsxuE 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/qqdBtxkVHo
Former Twitter CEO’s AI Startup Raises $30 Million in Khosla-Led Deal https://t.co/uLOWnRWS7H
New year... same AI funding frenzy? The latest example: An AI startup founded by the former CEO of Twitter has just raised $30MM in funding from Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures & First Round Capital. From @KateClarkTweets: https://t.co/xzpsthiwkM
Scoop: Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised money for—you guessed it—a new AI startup from Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures & First Round Capital. Agrawal was fired by Elon Musk immediately after his takeover of this website in late 2022. https://t.co/NPZYuPDWc6
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