Flourish

Private

New York-based brain-inspired AI architecture company building Cortex AI, a connectomics-driven foundation model targeting 20-50W power (vs GPU megawatt scale). Founded 2025 by Thomas Reardon (created Internet Explorer at Microsoft, co-founded CTRL-Labs sold to Meta in 2019) and ex-Amazon S-team exec Rob Williams.

Founders Thomas Reardon, Rob Williams

CEO Thomas Reardon

Company

Founded

2025

Headquarters

New York, USA

Financials

Total Funding

$500M

Sectors

Artificial Intelligence Hardware Enterprise Software

flourish.ai

Funding History

1 round

Series A Jun 4, 2026

$500M

Jeff Bezos (Lead) Lux Capital GV Catalio Capital Management

Funding data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.