Startup · United States
Flapping Airplanes
HQ San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2025
Flapping Airplanes is an AI research lab focused on biologically inspired, data-efficient learning. Rather than scaling large models on massive datasets, it builds systems that learn more like living organisms, extracting more signal from less data.
Funding1 round · $180M
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- $180M
- Latest
- $180MSeed · Jan 28, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 | Seed | $180M | — | GV, Sequoia Capital | Index Ventures, Menlo Ventures | Reported |
- $180MJan 28, 2026
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- 2Regulatory filingFlapping Airplanes, Inc. - SEC Form D (0002109371-26-000001)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Feb 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Total Amount Sold $ 180,201,507 USD”
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TechCrunch (via Yahoo Finance) · Jan 28, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“$180 million in seed funding from Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index”
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