AI21 Labs

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AI21 Labs is an artificial intelligence research and development company focused on creating AI technologies to solve complex problems across various industries. They specialize in Natural Language Processing (NLP), developing large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered applications like Wordtune (an AI-powered writing assistant) and AI21 Studio (a developer platform). The company aims to enhance human productivity and creativity by making machines thought partners.

Funding history · 7 rounds · $636.0M total

2025-05

Series D $300.0M

2023-11

Series C $53.0M

2023-08

Series C $155.0M

2022-07

Series B $64.0M

2021-11

Series B $20.0M

2020-11

Series A $25.0M

2019-01

Seed $9.5M

Team · 8

Amnon Shashua

Founder · Co-founder, Chairman

Ori Goshen

Founder · Co-founder, Co-CEO

Yoav Shoham

Founder · Co-founder, Co-CEO

Barak Lenz

CTO

Nellie Stockhammer

Chief Financial Officer

Sharon Argov

Chief Marketing Officer

Hila Yakobovich

VP Of HR

Avner Vilan

Chief Of Staff And VP Strategic Operations

AI21 Labs — Full Company Profile (machine-readable)

AI21 Labs is an Israeli artificial intelligence startup specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to reimagine how humans read and write.

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Name	AI21 Labs
Slug	ai21-labs
Type	Israeli Startup
Founded	2017
HQ city	Tel Aviv
HQ country	IL
Primary sector	Artificial Intelligence
Sectors	Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Generative AI, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Business Software
Business models	SaaS, API-as-a-Service, Developer Platform, Enterprise Solutions, Consumer Applications
Target customers	Enterprise, Developers, Researchers, Businesses, Individuals
Status	active
Current stage	Series D
Total raised (USD)	636,000,000
Last round	Series D (2025-05)
Website	https://www.ai21.com

Funding rounds (7)

Date	Round	Amount	Lead investors	All investors
2019-01	Seed	$9,500,000		8VC
2020-11	Series A	$25,000,000	Pitango First	Pitango First
2021-11	Series B	$20,000,000	Walden Catalyst Ventures	Walden Catalyst Ventures
2022-07	Series B	$64,000,000	Ahren Innovation Capital	Ahren Innovation Capital, Amnon Shashua, Walden Catalyst, Pitango, TPY Capital, Mark Leslie
2023-08	Series C	$155,000,000		Google, Nvidia, Walden Catalyst, Pitango, SCB10X, b2venture, Samsung Next, Amnon Shashua
2023-11	Series C	$53,000,000		Comcast Ventures, Intel Capital
2025-05	Series D	$300,000,000		Google, Nvidia

Team (8)

Name	Role	LinkedIn
Amnon Shashua	Co-founder, Chairman
Ori Goshen	Co-founder, Co-CEO
Yoav Shoham	Co-founder, Co-CEO
Barak Lenz	CTO
Nellie Stockhammer	Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Argov	Chief Marketing Officer
Hila Yakobovich	VP Of HR
Avner Vilan	Chief Of Staff And VP Strategic Operations

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Funding history · 7 rounds · $636.0M total

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Funding rounds (7)

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Funding history · 7 rounds · $636.0M total

Team · 8

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