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Imbue
Adjacent neolabAI agents and software tools users own and control (Studio, Sculptor)
Raised, confirmed$200M1 confirmed round
Valuation, confirmed$1B7 Sep 2023
Valuation, reported—no open report
Founded2021San Francisco, CA, US
Key facts
| Field | Value | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Adjacent neolabAI lab founded in 2021 (formerly Generally Intelligent); $200M Series B at a valuation above $1B (Sep 2023); current products are agent software tools rather than frontier models | |
| Founded | 2021 | imbue.com We founded Imbue in 2021 to build an AGI future where humans remain at the helmchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, US | imbue.com We open Imbue's San Francisco space to small teams building honest or punk softwarechecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Founders | Kanjun Qiu, Josh Albrecht | |
| Website | imbue.com | imbue.com We build AI to help people think, create, and build. Tools that are loyal to you.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Careers | imbue.com2 open roles on 9 Nov 2026 | imbue.comchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Profiles and work | X @imbue_aiLinkedInGitHub, 76 public reposYouTube | How links are checkedchecked 10 Nov 2026 |
Funding rounds
Imbue has raised $200M in rounds confirmed by the company, a regulator or two independent outlets. Status rules: methodology.
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2023 | Series B | $200M | $1B | Astera Institute, NVIDIA, Kyle Vogt, Simon Last | Confirmed | TechCrunch Imbue, the AI research lab formerly known as Generally Intelligent, has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round that values the company at over $1 billion.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
Notes on these rounds
- 7 Sep 2023 Series B: Valuation reported as 'over $1 billion'; 1,000,000,000 is a floor. Total raised stated as $220M.
People
| Name | Role | Before | Now | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanjun QiuScholarSite | Co-founder & CEO | — | Current | |
| Josh AlbrechtXLinkedInSite | Co-founder & CTO | — | Current |
Professional facts from public sources only. How people records are handled.
What it has shipped
| Name | Kind | Date | Open weights | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | product | 1 Oct 2026 | — | |
| Sculptor | product | 26 Sep 2025 | — | |
| Bouncer | product | — | ||
| Cloud in a Bottle | product | — |
Latest posts on X
The most recent posts from @imbue_ai, the X account of Imbue, quoted as posted. Replies and reposts are left out. How posts are selected.
understanding your tools is part of having control over them that's why Imbue Studio lets you look under the hood to ask how something works. go as deep as you want 🔍🕵️♀️
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"What does imbue do, anyway?" We're working on several different projects, all towards the same cause - *letting users control their data and software interface.*
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what if you could skip the boring parts of your job? someone's dream productivity app is a ramp expense helper:
View the post on X · With video
checked 10 Nov 2026
Commonly cited, checked
Figures and statements about Imbue that circulate in lists and summaries, and what the sources support.
| Claim | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| $1B valuation | TechCrunch reported the Sep 2023 Series B valued the company at over $1 billion; no later round found. | techcrunch.com has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round that values the company at over $1 billion. |
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