Sources: Richard Socher's Recursive is in talks to raise hundreds of millions at a $4B pre-money valuation to build self-improving superintelligent AI Bloomberg 2026-01-24 Richard Socher's Related Coverage AI startup Recursive targets $4b valuation Tech in Asia · Naomi Li Gan Discussion @nmasc_ Natasha Mascarenhas on x *Multiple* AI labs are in the fundraising market right now, and @RebeccaTorrenc5 & I have the scoop on the latest. https://www.bloomberg.com/... @prietschka Paul Rietschka on bluesky A “star” researcher. Gotta love the hero worship. — A $4B valuation, at seed. — To built some novel AI system that will revolutionize tech and the broader economy? — Nope, to build the same LLMs everyone else is building. — Insanity.