Labs Companies
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
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- ↑ "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/.