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Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs - TechCrunch

When Liam Fedus announced he was quitting OpenAI, VCs swarmed. One even wrote a love letter. Here's how Felicis' Peter Deng won the deal.

Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs - TechCrunch

Periodic Labs, a new startup by one of OpenAIs most respected researchers, Liam Fedus, and his former Google Brain colleague, Ekin Dogus Cubuk, came out of stealth last month with an enormous $300 mi… [+7728 chars]

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