Elorian

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Location Palo Alto, California
Founded 2026
Latest Stage Seed
Total Raised $55M

Investors

jeff-dean seed (2026)
striker-ventures seed (2026)
Menlo Ventures seed (2026)
altimeter seed (2026)

Founders

Andrew Dai Co-Founder
Yinfei Yang Co-Founder

About

Elorian is a Palo Alto-based AI research lab and product studio focused on visual reasoning, founded by former Google DeepMind researcher Andrew Dai and former Apple AI researcher Yinfei Yang 12. The company emerged from stealth on April 9, 2026 at a $300 million valuation 1. Elorian builds purpose-built visual reasoning models for robotics, aerospace, medicine, and manufacturing 2.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-04-09 Seed $55M Striker Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Altimeter NVIDIA, Jeff Dean 12

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Sources


  1. Bloomberg / Techmeme, “Ex-Google DeepMind Researchers Debut Startup Called Elorian Focused on Visual AI,” April 9, 2026. https://www.techmeme.com/260409/p24

  2. Ventureburn, “Elorian Raises $55M for Visual Reasoning AI Growth,” April 2026. https://ventureburn.com/elorian-raises-55m-visual-reasoning-ai/