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Paris-Based AMI Raises $1 Billion to Build ‘World Models’

The startup plans a year of focused R&D on physically grounded AI as it targets initial industrial deployments within three to five years.

Yann LeCun, à Paris, le 7 février 2025.
Yann LeCun à New Delhi, en février 2026, lors du Sommet pour l’action sur l’intelligence artificielle.
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Yann Le Cun, ancien responsable scientifique de l'IA chez Meta, participe à un débat lors du salon Vivatech, dédié aux startups technologiques et à l'innovation, au parc des expositions de la Porte de Versailles, à Paris, le 22 mai 2024.

Overview

  • Backed by five lead venture funds, the round drew corporate investors Toyota, Nvidia and Samsung as well as Eric Schmidt and Jeff Bezos.
  • Alexandre Lebrun is appointed chief executive, with Yann LeCun serving as non-executive president of the company.
  • AMI was valued at roughly €3 billion before the financing, marking an unusually large early-stage bet on European AI.
  • The company is headquartered in Paris with offices in New York, Montréal and Singapore, and expects headcount to reach 20–30 soon.
  • AMI will devote its first year to developing ‘world models’ that move beyond language-only systems, with applications such as autonomous driving and robotics and partner discussions slated within 6–12 months.