OpenAI’s former CTO Mira Murati’s startup Thinking Machines raises $2 billion led by a16z

Thinking Machines Lab, the artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, said on Tuesday it has raised about $2 billion at a valuation of $12 billion in a funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

The fundraise also saw participation from AI chip giant Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, AMD and Jane Street, the startup said.

The massive funding round for a company launched only in February, with no revenue or products yet, underscores Murati’s ability to attract investors in a sector where top…