SIGNALS◐ DEVELOPINGI · Intelligence▲ Rising
8090 Labs Raises $135M as Chamath Becomes CEO
Jun 30, 2026SOURCE: getstartupbrief.com
SO WHAT
The window is still open: large checks now buy position in the architecture of future intelligence, not just equity in another startup.
8090 Labs closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with Chamath Palihapitiya taking the chief executive role. The signal is capital moving early into a new AI venture before the market has settled the shape of the inversion.
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