Ex-Anthropic startup Mirendil in talks to raise at $5 billion valuation

Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers focused on self-improving AI systems, is in discussions for a funding round of up to $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation, led potentially by Kleiner Perkins with Andreessen Horowitz participation. This follows a $200 million seed at $1 billion valuation three months prior, reflecting rapid capital concentration in recursive self-improvement research before the company has released a frontier model.