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Flapping Airplanes, an AI startup about a year old, has completed a $1 billion Series A funding round at a valuation of $6 billion. According to a report by Zhi Dongxi on October 22, 2026, Nvidia, Sequoia Capital, GV and others participated in this round of investment, and its seed round valuation was $1.5 billion. The company independently develops software that drives Nvidia GPUs, and its founder says its "giant kernel framework" can improve chip efficiency and reduce the cost of AI training and operation. The report also notes that the company currently has no commercial product, and independent testing, customer cases and product timelines have not been made public.
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Jensen Huang Invests in Another AI Startup: Flapping Airplanes Valued at $6 Billion One Year After Founding, Aiming to Boost GPU Efficiency
AI startup Flapping Airplanes, founded about a year ago, has completed a $1 billion Series A funding round at a valuation of $6 billion, with participation from Nvidia, Sequoia Capital, GV and others; its seed round valued it at $1.5 billion. The company independently develops software that drives Nvidia GPUs, and its founder says its "giant kernel framework" can improve chip efficiency and lower the cost of AI training and operation. It currently has no commercial product, and independent tests, customer cases and a product timeline have not been made public.