Sooth Labs, a Pittsburgh-based AI startup founded by former Meta executives and Carnegie Mellon University researchers, is currently rAIsing APProximately $50 million in funding. The round values the company at roughly $335 million and is led by Felicis Ventures.
The startup has attrACTed high-profile backing from AI industry leaders, including Yann LeCun, Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, and Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, who serves as an advisor.
Mission: Predicting the Future with AI
Sooth Labs aims to revolutionize how organizations anticipate global events. Unlike traditional prediction algorithms, Sooth trains its models on massive, cross-industry datasets. The system supports multimodal inputs—including video, audio, and text—allowing users to query the probability of specific future events directly.
Key Capabilities & Use Cases:
Target Markets: The platform is designed for the financial, defense, insurance, and real estate sectors.
Live Predictions: In product dEMOnstrations, the system has provided specific probability forecasts, such as:
Leadership Team
The founding team combines academic rigor with industry experience from Meta AI and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU):
Yaser Sheikh (CEO): A visiting professor at CMU and former Vice President at Meta.
Ruslan Salakhutdinov (Co-founder): A CMU professor and former Director of AI research at Apple. He is a disciple of Geoffrey Hinton and previously led AI research at Meta.
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