Founded in March 2024 by Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, Reflection AI has rapidly gained traction, raising $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation. The startup aims to provide an open-source alternative to leading AI labs like OpenAI and Chinese competitors such as DeepSeek. With a focus on autonomous coding agents, Reflection AI has recruited top talent from DeepMind and OpenAI, building a robust AI training infrastructure. The company plans to release a frontier language model trained on tens of trillions of tokens, emphasizing a commercial model that supports open intelligence. Laskin highlighted the competitive disadvantage the U.S. faces against Chinese AI models, advocating for the development of sovereign AI systems. Investors in this funding round include major firms like Nvidia and Sequoia, reflecting strong confidence in Reflection AI's mission to democratize AI technology.