# Jeff Bezos backs Thomas Reardon's Flourish in a $500 million neuro AI bet

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/jeff-bezos-flourish-500-million-neuro-ai>
> Published: 2026-06-04 10:44:23+00:00

Thomas Reardon and Rob Williams have assembled $500 million for Flourish, a New York neuro AI startup backed by Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos), Lux Capital and Google Ventures, according to Wired, in a wager that the next AI leap will come from studying neurons rather than simply adding chips. The bet is personal to both men. Williams left Amazon last fall after serving on Jeff Bezos' S team and overseeing software products including Alexa, Wired reported. Reardon, a neuroscientist and repeat founde...