Flapping Airplanes

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2025 · Privately Held (backing)

Operator of a foundational AI research lab intended to explore new frontiers in data model development. Flapping Airplanes is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2025. It was valued at $1.5 billion at its seed round in Jan 2026, the last priced event on record. It has raised $180 million across 1 recorded round; the latest was an $180 million later-stage round in Jan 2026.

PMV mark · valuation
$1.5B
Oct 2026
Priced at
its seed round
Jan 2026
Total raised
$180.0M
Last round
Later Stage VC
Jan 2026
How much has Flapping Airplanes raised?
$180.0Macross 1 recorded rounds · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

Most recently, Flapping Airplanes raised $180.2M in its Later Stage VC (Jan 2026).

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Flapping Airplanes round by round

1 rounds
Jan 2026Later Stage VC$180.2MSEC filing▮
79 investors participated

How much has Flapping Airplanes raised?

Flapping Airplanes has raised $180 million across 1 recorded round since 2026. The largest was an $180 million later-stage round in Jan 2026.

Flapping Airplanes has filed 1 Form D with the SEC, most recently in Feb 2026 ($180 million sold to 79 investors).

Flapping Airplanes investors

13 investors are on record for Flapping Airplanes, including Sequoia Capital, GV, Index Ventures and Menlo Ventures. By type, the record holds 5 venture capital firms and 1 angel investor. The later-stage round in Jan 2026 drew 79 investors.

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How much has Flapping Airplanes raised?
Flapping Airplanes has raised $180.0M in total across 1 recorded funding rounds.
When was Flapping Airplanes's last funding round?
Flapping Airplanes's most recent recorded round was Later Stage VC in Jan 2026, raising $180.2M.