Reflection AI Raising $2.5B at $25B Valuation — NVIDIA Commits $800M for Sovereign AI Infrastructure

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Reflection AI, founded by former DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, is raising $2.5B at a $25B valuation (3x its prior $8B). NVIDIA has committed ~$800M. The company focuses on sovereign AI infrastructure where each country controls its own AI stack, including billions committed to build Korean-language models with South Korea's Shinsegae Group. JPMorgan is evaluating joining the round. Signals massive capital flowing into open-source alternatives to Chinese AI models.