Dream Labs, which offers an API for its Dream-1 robot foundation model trained on human videos, raised a $90M seed led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures (John Koetsier/Forbes)
### Briefing Dream Labs, a company that offers an API for its Dream-1 robot foundation model trained on human videos, has raised a significant $90 million in seed funding. The funding was led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures, with the latter being the co-founder of the company. This round of funding brings the total raised by Dream Labs to over $100 million, positioning the company as a leading player in the rapidly growing robotics and AI market.
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Dream Labs, a company that offers an API for its Dream-1 robot foundation m…: ### Briefing
Dream Labs, a company that offers an API for its Dream-1 robot foundation model trained on human videos, has raised a significant $90 million in seed funding.
The funding was led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures, with the latter being the co-found…: The funding was led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures, with the latter being the co-founder of the company.
This round of funding brings the total raised by Dream Labs to over $100 million, positio…: This round of funding brings the total raised by Dream Labs to over $100 million, positioning the company as a leading player in the rapidly growing robotics and AI market.
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