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| name = Labs Companies, Inc. | | name = Labs Companies, Inc. | ||
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | ||
| industry = [[Artificial intelligence]] | | industry = [[Artificial intelligence]] | ||
| founded = {{Start date and age|2025|1}}<ref>{{cite | | founded = {{Start date and age|2025|1}}<ref name="PRNewswire">{{cite press release |title=Labs Raises $35 Million Series Seed II |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maya-and-durands-superintelligence-human-enhancement-technology-company-labs-raises-35-million-series-seed-ii-at-a-12-5-billion-valuation-to-accelerate-yuhmmy-app-2-0--yuhmmyai-and-yuhmmy-arvr-solely-led-by-jetdebt-finance-302549973.html |publisher=Labs |via=PR Newswire |date=September 8, 2025 |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> | ||
| founders = Duránd F. Davis Jr.<br />Maya Elzein “Elz” Davis | | founders = Duránd F. Davis Jr.<br />Maya Elzein “Elz” Davis | ||
| hq_location = | | hq_location = [[Santa Monica, California]], United States<ref name="Pulse2" /> | ||
| key_people = Duránd F. Davis Jr. ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br />Maya E. Davis ([[President (corporate title)|President]]) | | key_people = Duránd F. Davis Jr. ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br />Maya E. Davis ([[President (corporate title)|President]]) | ||
| products = AI systems and platforms | | products = AI systems and platforms | ||
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'''Labs Companies, Inc.''', branded as '''Labs''', is an American [[artificial intelligence]] | '''Labs Companies, Inc.''', branded as '''Labs''', is an American [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) [[startup]] founded in 2025 by Maya Davis and Duránd Davis, headquartered in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref name="PRNewswire" /> | ||
It operates as the holding company for a group of specialized technology research labs, including Labsintelligence, its first core lab, which serves as the center of its artificial-intelligence research and develops action- and orchestration-focused [[foundation model]]s and [[intelligent agent]]s.<ref name="LargerThanLanguage">{{cite web |title=Larger Than Language |url=https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/larger-than-language/ |website=Labsintelligence |date=August 14, 2026 |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> As of April 2025, Labs' valuation is $12.5 billion according to CB Insights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Complete List Of Unicorn Companies |url=https://www.cbinsights.com/research-unicorn-companies#:~:text=Point72%20Ventures-,Labs,%2412.5,-4%2F18%2F2025|access-date=2026-09-15 |website=CB Insights}}</ref> | |||
== History == | |||
Labs Companies was formed in 2025 through a restructuring of LavLabs Inc.<ref name="PRNewswire" /> Investopedia, citing PitchBook, dates the company's founding to 2018,<ref name="Investopedia2026">{{cite web |author=The Investopedia Team |title=10 Biggest U.S. Startups by Valuation |url=https://www.investopedia.com/investing/10-biggest-start-ups-valuation-recode/ |website=Investopedia |date=January 5, 2026 |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> while the company's own published history describes LavLabs as a former startup studio.<ref name="LabsSeriesSeed2025">{{cite web |title=Labs Raises $22.5 Million in Series Seed Funding |url=https://labscompanies.ai/newsroom/writings/seriesseed |website=Labs |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> Following the restructuring, Labs became the parent organization for seven core laboratories.<ref name="PRNewswire" /> LavLabs was retained as one of those laboratories and is described by the company as the home of its Yuhmmy consumer platform.<ref name="LabsSeriesSeed2025" /> | |||
== Technology == | |||
Labs' published research focuses on speech-to-action (STA) and speech-to-orchestration (STO).<ref name="STASTO">{{cite web |title=Introducing STA & STO |url=https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/introducing-sta-sto/ |website=Labsintelligence |date=August 16, 2026 |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> It describes Actras as converting speech and interface state into actions, and Octras as converting objectives and resources into orchestration policies.<ref name="ActrasOctras">{{cite web |title=Introducing Actras & Octras |url=https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/introducing-actras-octras/ |website=Labsintelligence |date=August 15, 2026 |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> Labs says first-generation components of both operate through LabsAI Studio and are evaluated using its Interactive Intelligence Benchmark.<ref name="ActrasOctras" /><ref name="IIB">{{cite web |title=Interactive Intelligence Benchmark |url=https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/bench/ |website=Labsintelligence |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> | |||
Its products also include the planned consumer application Yuhmmy.<ref name="Pulse2">{{cite news |last=Chowdhry |first=Amit |title=Labs: $22.5 Million At $10 Billion Valuation Raised And Yuhmmy App 2.0 Launched |url=https://pulse2.com/labs-22-5-million-at-10-billion-valuation-raised-and-yuhmmy-app-2-0-launched/ |work=Pulse 2.0 |date=September 9, 2025 |access-date=September 15, 2026}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Labs]] | |||
* [[List of artificial intelligence companies]] | |||
* [[:Category:Companies based in Santa Monica, California]] | |||
* [[:Category:Technology companies established in 2025]] | |||
* [[:Category:Artificial intelligence industry in the United States]] | |||
* [[List of unicorn startup companies]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* {{Official website|https://labscompanies.ai}} | * {{Official website|https://labscompanies.ai}} | ||
* {{GitHub|labscompanies}} | * {{GitHub|labscompanies}} | ||
{{Artificial intelligence companies}} | |||
[[Category:Artificial intelligence companies]] | [[Category:Artificial intelligence companies]] | ||
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[[Category:Technology companies established in 2025]] | [[Category:Technology companies established in 2025]] | ||
[[Category:Artificial intelligence industry in the United States]] | [[Category:Artificial intelligence industry in the United States]] | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 15 September 2026
Labs Companies, Inc., branded as Labs, is an American artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded in 2025 by Maya Davis and Duránd Davis, headquartered in Santa Monica, California.[1]
It operates as the holding company for a group of specialized technology research labs, including Labsintelligence, its first core lab, which serves as the center of its artificial-intelligence research and develops action- and orchestration-focused foundation models and intelligent agents.[2] As of April 2025, Labs' valuation is $12.5 billion according to CB Insights.[3]
History
Labs Companies was formed in 2025 through a restructuring of LavLabs Inc.[1] Investopedia, citing PitchBook, dates the company's founding to 2018,[4] while the company's own published history describes LavLabs as a former startup studio.[5] Following the restructuring, Labs became the parent organization for seven core laboratories.[1] LavLabs was retained as one of those laboratories and is described by the company as the home of its Yuhmmy consumer platform.[5]
Technology
Labs' published research focuses on speech-to-action (STA) and speech-to-orchestration (STO).[6] It describes Actras as converting speech and interface state into actions, and Octras as converting objectives and resources into orchestration policies.[7] Labs says first-generation components of both operate through LabsAI Studio and are evaluated using its Interactive Intelligence Benchmark.[7][8]
Its products also include the planned consumer application Yuhmmy.[9]
See also
- Labs
- List of artificial intelligence companies
- Category:Companies based in Santa Monica, California
- Category:Technology companies established in 2025
- Category:Artificial intelligence industry in the United States
- List of unicorn startup companies
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPRNewswire - ↑ "Larger Than Language". August 14, 2026. https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/larger-than-language/.
- ↑ "The Complete List Of Unicorn Companies". https://www.cbinsights.com/research-unicorn-companies#:~:text=Point72%20Ventures-,Labs,%2412.5,-4%2F18%2F2025.
- ↑ The Investopedia Team (January 5, 2026). "10 Biggest U.S. Startups by Valuation". https://www.investopedia.com/investing/10-biggest-start-ups-valuation-recode/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Labs Raises $22.5 Million in Series Seed Funding". https://labscompanies.ai/newsroom/writings/seriesseed.
- ↑ "Introducing STA & STO". August 16, 2026. https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/introducing-sta-sto/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Introducing Actras & Octras". August 15, 2026. https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/introducing-actras-octras/.
- ↑ "Interactive Intelligence Benchmark". https://research.labsintelligence.ai/labsai/bench/.
- ↑ Chowdhry, Amit (September 9, 2025). "Labs: $22.5 Million At $10 Billion Valuation Raised And Yuhmmy App 2.0 Launched". Pulse 2.0. https://pulse2.com/labs-22-5-million-at-10-billion-valuation-raised-and-yuhmmy-app-2-0-launched/.