Ex-OpenAI Exec Pursues $750M Valuation for AI-Science Startup

Former OpenAI chief product officer Kevin Weil is seeking at least a $750 million valuation for a new AI-science startup and aims to raise about $150 million, people familiar with the talks say. Weil, who led OpenAI’s Prism project, is pitching a venture to assemble scientific data to improve AI models and accelerate discovery, part of a broader wave of AI leaders from OpenAI and Google pursuing science-focused startups.