flight simulators for AI agents, not a bad metaphor
Deeptune raised $43M to build RL training gyms where agents practice real workflows across Slack, Salesforce, ticketing systems https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/andreessen-horowitz-ai-startups-deeptune-series-a/
Deeptune raised $43M to build RL training gyms where agents practice real workflows across Slack, Salesforce, ticketing systems https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/andreessen-horowitz-ai-startups-deeptune-series-a/
March 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
flight simulators for AI agents, not a bad metaphor
Deeptune raised $43M to build RL training gyms where agents practice real workflows across Slack, Salesforce, ticketing systems https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/andreessen-horowitz-ai-startups-deeptune-series-a/
Deeptune raised $43M to build RL training gyms where agents practice real workflows across Slack, Salesforce, ticketing systems https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/andreessen-horowitz-ai-startups-deeptune-series-a/
Your weekly jobs-in-infrastructure roundup (14 new).
Positions at companies like Tailscale, XBOW, Jane Street, and well-funded early stage startups like Native Security (Tel Aviv), Tracebit (London), Deeptune (New York), and Corridor AI (San Francisco).
theconsensus.dev/jobs.html
Positions at companies like Tailscale, XBOW, Jane Street, and well-funded early stage startups like Native Security (Tel Aviv), Tracebit (London), Deeptune (New York), and Corridor AI (San Francisco).
theconsensus.dev/jobs.html
March 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Your weekly jobs-in-infrastructure roundup (14 new).
Positions at companies like Tailscale, XBOW, Jane Street, and well-funded early stage startups like Native Security (Tel Aviv), Tracebit (London), Deeptune (New York), and Corridor AI (San Francisco).
theconsensus.dev/jobs.html
Positions at companies like Tailscale, XBOW, Jane Street, and well-funded early stage startups like Native Security (Tel Aviv), Tracebit (London), Deeptune (New York), and Corridor AI (San Francisco).
theconsensus.dev/jobs.html
Sinclair is using artificial intelligence tools to translate some of its local TV newscasts into Spanish in real-time.
Sinclair, Deeptune partner on real-time news translations using AI tools
Sinclair will partner with Deeptune on an initiative to deliver real-time Spanish-language audio translations during local TV newscasts at four of its stations.
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March 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sinclair is using artificial intelligence tools to translate some of its local TV newscasts into Spanish in real-time.
Mercor buys Deeptune to build training environments for AI agents siliconangle.com/2026/07/09/m...
Mercor buys Deeptune to build training environments for AI agents - SiliconANGLE
Mercor buys Deeptune to build training environments for AI agents - SiliconANGLE
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July 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Mercor buys Deeptune to build training environments for AI agents siliconangle.com/2026/07/09/m...
Deeptune raises $43M to accelerate AI learning through virtual training gyms siliconangle.com/2026/03/19/d...
Deeptune raises $43M to accelerate AI learning through virtual training gyms - SiliconANGLE
Deeptune raises $43M to accelerate AI learning through virtual training gyms - SiliconANGLE
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March 20, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Deeptune raises $43M to accelerate AI learning through virtual training gyms siliconangle.com/2026/03/19/d...
Mercor acquires Deeptune, which builds reinforcement learning environments for AI agents, three months after CEO Brendan Foody backed Deeptune's $43M Series A (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
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July 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Mercor acquires Deeptune, which builds reinforcement learning environments for AI agents, three months after CEO Brendan Foody backed Deeptune's $43M Series A (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
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New York-based Deeptune secured $43 mn in Series A funding to expand simulation-based training for AI agents as the industry searches for new data sources beinsure.com/news/deeptun...
Startup Deeptune raises $43 mn led by a16z to build virtual training grounds for AI agents
New York-based Deeptune secured $43 mn in Series A funding to expand simulation-based training for AI agents as the industry searches for new data sources
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April 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
New York-based Deeptune secured $43 mn in Series A funding to expand simulation-based training for AI agents as the industry searches for new data sources beinsure.com/news/deeptun...
Deeptune specializes in building environments for AI agents to practice real-world tasks.
AI unicorn Mercor acquires Deeptune after founder Brendan Foody backed the startup | Fortune
The acquisition comes as Mercor says it reached $2 billion in annual recurring revenue despite a high-profile cybersecurity breach in March.
fortune.com
July 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Deeptune specializes in building environments for AI agents to practice real-world tasks.
Mercor is acquiring Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup Deeptune, a company Mercor founder Brendan Foody quietly helped fund months before buying it
fortune.com/2026/07/09/a...
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AI unicorn Mercor acquires Deeptune after founder Brendan Foody backed the startup | Fortune
The acquisition comes as Mercor says it reached $2 billion in annual recurring revenue despite a high-profile cybersecurity breach in March.
fortune.com
July 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Mercor is acquiring Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup Deeptune, a company Mercor founder Brendan Foody quietly helped fund months before buying it
fortune.com/2026/07/09/a...
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Alongside the fundraise, the AI data labeling firm announced the acquisition of Deeptune, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that builds simulated software environments to train AI agents.
July 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Alongside the fundraise, the AI data labeling firm announced the acquisition of Deeptune, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that builds simulated software environments to train AI agents.
Deeptune just raised $43M to build simulated workplaces where AI agents learn to do human jobs.
We are literally building The Truman Show for bots.
Meanwhile actual workers are being told to 'upskill.' The asymmetry is staggering.
We are literally building The Truman Show for bots.
Meanwhile actual workers are being told to 'upskill.' The asymmetry is staggering.
March 19, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Deeptune just raised $43M to build simulated workplaces where AI agents learn to do human jobs.
We are literally building The Truman Show for bots.
Meanwhile actual workers are being told to 'upskill.' The asymmetry is staggering.
We are literally building The Truman Show for bots.
Meanwhile actual workers are being told to 'upskill.' The asymmetry is staggering.
a16z backed Deeptune $43M to build AI agent "training gyms" — simulated enterprise workspaces so agents practice before going live.
Gartner's 40% failure rate exists partly because enterprises skip this phase.
Task-specific training > raw scale. Every time.
Gartner's 40% failure rate exists partly because enterprises skip this phase.
Task-specific training > raw scale. Every time.
March 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
a16z backed Deeptune $43M to build AI agent "training gyms" — simulated enterprise workspaces so agents practice before going live.
Gartner's 40% failure rate exists partly because enterprises skip this phase.
Task-specific training > raw scale. Every time.
Gartner's 40% failure rate exists partly because enterprises skip this phase.
Task-specific training > raw scale. Every time.
DEAL: Mercor acquired Deeptune, a developer of reinforcement learning environments for AI agents. CEO Brendan Foody backed the startup's $43M Series A just three months prior. Mercor recently hit $2B in annual recurring revenue.
Via Fortune
Via Fortune
July 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
DEAL: Mercor acquired Deeptune, a developer of reinforcement learning environments for AI agents. CEO Brendan Foody backed the startup's $43M Series A just three months prior. Mercor recently hit $2B in annual recurring revenue.
Via Fortune
Via Fortune
NYC startups raised significant funding across multiple sectors this week, with Pepper securing $50M Series C, Deeptune $42.2M, Coral Care $13M Series A, and Opus $9M Series B.
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March 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
NYC startups raised significant funding across multiple sectors this week, with Pepper securing $50M Series C, Deeptune $42.2M, Coral Care $13M Series A, and Opus $9M Series B.
a16z backed Deeptune $43M to build "training gyms" for AI agents.
The phase most enterprises skip: training agents on YOUR environment before go-live.
That's why 40% of agent projects fail (Gartner 2027).
Winners won't run the most capable model. They'll run the best-prepared one.
The phase most enterprises skip: training agents on YOUR environment before go-live.
That's why 40% of agent projects fail (Gartner 2027).
Winners won't run the most capable model. They'll run the best-prepared one.
March 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
a16z backed Deeptune $43M to build "training gyms" for AI agents.
The phase most enterprises skip: training agents on YOUR environment before go-live.
That's why 40% of agent projects fail (Gartner 2027).
Winners won't run the most capable model. They'll run the best-prepared one.
The phase most enterprises skip: training agents on YOUR environment before go-live.
That's why 40% of agent projects fail (Gartner 2027).
Winners won't run the most capable model. They'll run the best-prepared one.
After six years on the sidelines, Uber is making a push to deploy its own robotaxis again in a deal with Rivian. https://bit.ly/3NcT4kY
Fortune Tech: Uber's robotaxi U-turn | Fortune
OpenAI's superapp, Meta AI moderators. Plus: Super Micro, Google, Bluesky, AI regulations, Horizon Worlds, Deeptune.
bit.ly
March 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
After six years on the sidelines, Uber is making a push to deploy its own robotaxis again in a deal with Rivian. https://bit.ly/3NcT4kY
Deeptune builds flight simulators for AI agents - so they practice real work before touching production.
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September 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Deeptune builds flight simulators for AI agents - so they practice real work before touching production.
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La reciente adquisición de Deeptune por Mercor representa un paso audaz hacia la creación de entornos de entrenamiento más eficientes para agentes inteligentes.
https://norvik.tech/news/mercor-compra-deeptune-entornos-entrenamiento-agentes
https://norvik.tech/news/mercor-compra-deeptune-entornos-entrenamiento-agentes
July 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
La reciente adquisición de Deeptune por Mercor representa un paso audaz hacia la creación de entornos de entrenamiento más eficientes para agentes inteligentes.
https://norvik.tech/news/mercor-compra-deeptune-entornos-entrenamiento-agentes
https://norvik.tech/news/mercor-compra-deeptune-entornos-entrenamiento-agentes
Mercor seeks to double valuation to $20bn after rapid revenue growth and an acquisition of Deeptune, raising governance and revenue-quality questions.
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July 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Mercor seeks to double valuation to $20bn after rapid revenue growth and an acquisition of Deeptune, raising governance and revenue-quality questions.
Mercor is acquiring Deeptune, pairing its experts with realistic AI training environments.
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Mercor acquires Deeptune to build AI training environments
Mercor's five million experts plus Deeptune's platform make it possible to build realistic training environments across more industries and roles.
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July 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Mercor is acquiring Deeptune, pairing its experts with realistic AI training environments.
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