Brain-Inspired AI Startup Flourish Raises $500M Seed Backed by Bezos and Google Ventures

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Flourish, a startup building AI models inspired by the human brain, raised $500 million in initial funding from backers including Jeff Bezos, Lux Capital, and Google Ventures. The outsized seed reflects investor willingness to fund neuroscience-inspired alternatives to today's transformer-dominant approaches.