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Foundation models & agents
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence. State-backed Arabic-language and foundation models research.
| Name | MBZUAI / Institute of Foundation Models |
|---|---|
| Aliases | MBZUAI, Institute of Foundation Models |
| Space | Foundation models & agents |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Latest valuation | — |
| Stage | — |
| Status | active |
| HQ | Abu Dhabi |
| Founders | — |
| Website | https://mbzuai.ac.ae |
| Careers | https://careers.mbzuai.ac.ae |
| — | |
| X / Twitter | — |
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| Date | Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | added | MBZUAI / Institute of Foundation Models added to tracker | — |
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| Lab | Valuation | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Character.AI | — | 2021 |
| Perplexity | $20B | 2022 |
| Sierra | $15B | 2023 |
| MiniMax | ~$11.5B | 2021 |
| Zhipu AI | ~$6.6B (mkt cap) | 2019 |
| Hark | $6B | 2025 |
| StepFun | ~$6B | 2023 |
| Baichuan AI | ~$2.7B | 2023 |