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EPISODE · Sep 4, 2026 · 6 MIN

Meet The Ex-OpenAI Guys Building A Cheaper Open Source Alternative

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Three Stanford friends-turned-OpenAI-colleagues left the AI behemoth to start an enterprise company that relies on open source models. Fifteen months later, the twenty-something founders are raising $350 million at a $3.25 billion valuation. Read the full story on Forbes:https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/09/01/applied-compute-openai-the-ex-openai-guys-building-cheaper-open-source-alternative/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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