[AI Company Founded by Former Anthropic Researchers in Talks for $5 Billion Valuation Funding] According to Bloomberg, AI startup Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers, is in discussions for a new round of funding, which would bring its post-money valuation to $5 billion. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Kleiner Perkins is negotiating to lead the round, which could raise up to $1 billion in new capital, with Andreessen Horowitz also in talks to participate. Three months ago, Mirendil completed a $200 million seed round led by the same two firms, with a valuation of $1 billion. The company, established earlier this year, is focused on building self-improving AI models and plans to launch a cutting-edge model early next year.