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AI Lab Prentis Co-Founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus Seeks $100M

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Prentis, a new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus, is reportedly in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. The lab focuses on training AI models to automate routine office workflows and control computers, aiming to surpass coding as AI's primary application. Prentis claims its Hive-32B model outperforms competitors like OpenAI's GPT-5.4 and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 on specific computer-use benchmarks, while also being significantly cheaper to deploy. AI

IMPACT This funding round for Prentis could accelerate the development of AI agents focused on automating office tasks, potentially shifting the AI landscape beyond coding applications.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a new AI lab co-founded by prominent figures seeking significant funding, indicating a major industry move.

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AI Lab Prentis Co-Founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus Seeks $100M

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    https://www. europesays.com/3151951/ Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # exclusi

    https://www. europesays.com/3151951/ Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # exclusive # neolab # ReidHoffman

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  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M https://www. byteseu.com/2225116/ # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # Exclusive

    Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M https://www. byteseu.com/2225116/ # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # Exclusive # neolab # ReidHoffman

    LINKS byteseu.com/2225116
  3. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Marina Temkin ·

    Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M

    The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI's biggest use case.

  4. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Marina Temkin ·

    Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M

    The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI's biggest use case.

  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Prentis Launches AI Lab to Automate Office Tasks with $100M Raise 📰 Original title: Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to rais

    Prentis Launches AI Lab to Automate Office Tasks with $100M Raise 📰 Original title: Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M 🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️ 👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️ View full AI summary https:// en.killbait.com/prentis-launch …

    LINKS en.killbait.com/prentis-launches-ai-lab-t…
  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Prentis, co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, aims to automate routine computer tasks and is seeking $100M in funding. This suggests a shift in focus fro

    Prentis, co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, aims to automate routine computer tasks and is seeking $100M in funding. This suggests a shift in focus from coding-centric AI to broader workflow automation. # AI # Automation Source: TechCrunch AI https:// techcrunch.com/2026…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-fo…
  7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Prentis, co founded by Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus, is in talks to raise $100M for AI that automates routine computer tasks, aiming to surpass coding as AI's p

    Prentis, co founded by Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus, is in talks to raise $100M for AI that automates routine computer tasks, aiming to surpass coding as AI's primary application. # AI # Automation Source: TechCrunch AI https:// techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/pren tis-new-ai-lab-co-fo…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-fo…
  8. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Prentis, a new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise 100M USD at a 1B USD valuation. The startup is training AI models to auto

    Prentis, a new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise 100M USD at a 1B USD valuation. The startup is training AI models to automate routine office workflows, building agents that can control computers to handle tasks like insurance claims processi…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-fo…
  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · killbait ·

    Prentis Launches AI Lab to Automate Office Tasks with $100M Raise 📰 Original title: Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to rais

    Prentis Launches AI Lab to Automate Office Tasks with $100M Raise 📰 Original title: Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M 🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️ 👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️ View full AI summary https:// en.killbait.com/prentis-launch …

    LINKS en.killbait.com/prentis-launches-ai-lab-t…
  10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Prentis, a new AI lab co-founded by LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman and Zynga's Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise 100M USD. The neolab is betting that automating routin

    Prentis, a new AI lab co-founded by LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman and Zynga's Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise 100M USD. The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI's biggest use case. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/pren tis-new-ai-l…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-fo…
  11. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-founded-by-reid-hoff

    Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-founded-by-reid-hoffman-marc-pincus-in-talks-to-raise-100m/ # AI # Startups # TechNews

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-fo…

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