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Ex-Meta AI Director discloses $10M financing for Noosphere Labs

Noosphere Labs, a physical AI startup led by former Meta AI research director Kevin Carlberg, has raised approximately $10.25 million, according to an SEC filing submitted Sunday. The Form D, filed August 10th, shows the Kirkland, Washington-based company sold $10,249,995 of a planned $10,499,991 equity offering to 10 accredited investors, including the conversion of a SAFE. The funding precedes any public product announcement.

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Ex-Meta AI Director discloses $10M financing for Noosphere Labs
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Former Meta research director Kevin Carlberg leads the 2026 startup, whose filing lists 10 investors and a converted SAFE.

By Ryan Merket · Published

Why it matters #

Noosphere Labs has secured eight-figure backing before revealing a product, funding Carlberg's attempt to move physical AI research from Meta and Sandia into a startup.

RuntimeWire is first to report that Noosphere Labs has raised approximately $10.25 million, according to an SEC filing submitted Sunday.

Kevin Carlberg, a former Meta AI research director who spent years developing faster physics simulations, has raised about $10.25 million for Noosphere Labs, a new physical AI startup that has yet to publicly define its product.

A Form D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10th shows that Noosphere Labs sold $10,249,995 of a planned $10,499,991 equity offering. The Kirkland, Washington-based corporation reported 10 investors, all accredited, and said the total includes the conversion of a simple agreement for future equity, or SAFE.

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