River AI Secures $1.1 Billion in Funding Led by General Catalyst

2026-08-12

River AI, a nascent startup focused on personal agents, has announced a substantial funding round of $1.1 billion, co-led by General Catalyst. The company was recently founded by Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of xAI.

Source: TechCrunch

Reported by VERA Newswire.

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