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Sooth Labs

Emerging neolab

Continuously trained world model for calibrated, auditable event forecasting

Record checked 15 Nov 2026soothlabs.comReport an error

Raised, confirmed—0 confirmed rounds

Valuation, confirmed—none disclosed

Valuation, reported$335M22 Apr 2026 post-money, not confirmed

Founded2026Pittsburgh, PA, US

Key facts

Field	Value	Source · checked
Classification	Emerging neolabEvent-forecasting world-model lab founded by Yaser Sheikh and Ruslan Salakhutdinov; ~$50M seed led by Felicis (Apr 2026), valuation reported up to ~$335M	Tier definitions
Field	World models
Founded	2026	felicis.comSooth was founded in January 2026 by Yaser Sheikhchecked 9 Nov 2026
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, PA, USKuCoin News, 23 April 2026, reporting the Bloomberg story of 22 April 2026.	kucoin.comchecked 15 Nov 2026
Founders	Yaser Sheikh, Ruslan Salakhutdinov	Sources per person below
Website	soothlabs.com	soothlabs.comStrategy needs foresight. We're building the engine that delivers it.checked 9 Nov 2026
Profiles and work	LinkedIn	How links are checkedchecked 15 Nov 2026

Funding rounds

No round of Sooth Labs is confirmed by the company or a regulator. Rounds marked Reported or Abandoned are not included in that total. Status rules: methodology.

Date	Round	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Status	Source · checked
22 Apr 2026	Seed	$50M	$335M post-money	Lead: Felicis; Ardent Venture Partners, Yann LeCun, Jeff Dean	Reported	FelicisFelicis is leading Sooth's seed round as the team builds a world model for foresight+2 more sourceschecked 9 Nov 2026

Notes on these rounds

22 Apr 2026 Seed: The amount (~$50M) and valuation (up to ~$335M including new money) are reported by Bloomberg and relayed by another outlet. Investor posts confirm the seed and the lead but give no amount.

People

Name	Role	Before	Now	Source · checked
Yaser SheikhLinkedIn Scholar Site	Co-founder & CEO	Meta (Founded and scaled Pittsburgh AI lab), Carnegie Mellon (Robotics Institute faculty)	Current	ardent.vcYaser Sheikh founded and scaled Meta's Pittsburgh AI lab from pure R&D into shipped products over the span of a decade.checked 9 Nov 2026
Ruslan SalakhutdinovLinkedIn	Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer	Meta (VP of Research in Generative AI), Apple (Director of AI Research), Carnegie Mellon	Current	ardent.vcwas Apple's first Director of AI Research, and most recently served as VP of Research in Generative AI at Meta.checked 9 Nov 2026
Chuck HooverLinkedIn	Chief Product Officer	Meta, Schell Games, Electronic Arts	Current	soothlabs.comProduct and operations leader who has scaled complex technology programs used by millions globally.checked 9 Nov 2026
David LaRoseLinkedIn	VP of Engineering	Carnegie Robotics, Uber	Current	soothlabs.comEngineering leader with decades of experience deploying mission-critical systems in industrial and military environments worldwide.checked 9 Nov 2026
Shih-En WeiLinkedIn	Founding Research Scientist	Meta (Perception research leader)	Current	soothlabs.comPerception research leader at Meta, where he advanced the state of the art through novel architectures and the teams that delivered them.checked 9 Nov 2026

Professional facts from public sources only. How people records are handled.

Commonly cited, checked

Figures and statements about Sooth Labs that circulate in lists and summaries, and what the sources support.

Claim	Finding	Source
Founded in 2025	Founded in January 2026, per Felicis.	felicis.comSooth was founded in January 2026 by Yaser Sheikh
Valued at $335M	Reported as 'up to around $335 million, including new funding' by Bloomberg, relayed by another outlet; not confirmed by the company.	jawlah.cowhich could give the company a valuation of up to around $335 million, including the new funding.
Yaser Sheikh, Ruslan Salakhutdinov	Confirmed; the site also lists Chuck Hoover (CPO), David LaRose and Shih-En Wei.	soothlabs.comChuck Hoover Chief Product Officer

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