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Flapping Airplanes

AIData-efficient AI model training📍 San Francisco, United States

Flapping Airplanes is an AI startup based in San Francisco that specializes in data-efficient AI model training techniques. The company aims to reduce the massive data requirements typically associated with training AI models, potentially lowering costs and increasing accessibility for businesses across various industries. This funding round, which is expected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at a $5 billion valuation, follows a previous $180 million seed investment.

Latest round
hundreds of millions
Aug 2, 2026
Known investors
2
led by Index Ventures

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  1. 1
    hundreds of millionsAug 2, 2026

    Led by Index Ventures

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