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Diffusion LLMs
Diffusion-based language models — text generated by iterative denoising rather than autoregression.
| Name | Inception Labs |
|---|---|
| Aliases | Inception |
| Space | Diffusion LLMs |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Latest valuation | ~$500M |
| Stage | — |
| Status | active |
| HQ | Palo Alto |
| Founders | Stefano Ermon, Aditya Grover, Volodymyr Kuleshov |
| Website | https://www.inceptionlabs.ai |
| Careers | https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/careers |
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| Date | Round | Amount ($M) | Valuation | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | ~$500M | reported | — |
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| Date | Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 | added | Inception Labs added to tracker Latest valuation: ~$500M. | — |
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