AI21 Labs
AI-based Writing Solution
Startup D Business Software Est. 2017
Total Raised
$626.5M
D
Last Round
$300M
8 rounds
Investors
18
18 public
Team
8
201-500 employees
Confidence
100/100
News
42
articles
About
AI21 Labs is an artificial intelligence (AI) research and development company that focuses on creating AI technologies to solve complex problems across various industries. The company is dedicated to advancing the field of AI through research, development, and application of AI-based solutions. AI21 Labs' technology stack includes a range of advanced natural language processing tools and models, deep learning frameworks, and computer vision algorithms. These tools and models are used to develop AI-based applications for a wide range of industries, including healthcare, finance, and retail. One of the company's most notable products is the AI21 Studio, an AI-powered writing assistant that uses natural language processing to help writers improve their writing skills. This tool uses advanced algorithms to suggest better word choices, grammar corrections, and other improvements to make writing more engaging and effective.
Classification
Sector
Business SoftwareIT, R&D & Data SolutionsData Analysis & Decision SupportMedia & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Production
Core Technology
Artificial IntelligenceComputer VisionNatural Language ProcessingDeep LearningGenerative AI
Target Customer
ConsumersProfessionals & Gig EconomyEnterprise & Professional ServicesEnterprises
Business Model
B2BB2C
Tags
artificial-intelligencetext-analyticsmachine-learningnatural-language-processingdeep-learning
Funding & Events
Nov 2023
C Round $53M
Comcast Ventures, Intel Capital
Nov 2021
B Round $20M
Walden Catalyst Ventures (Lead)
Nov 2020
A Round $25M
Pitango First (Lead), TPY Capital
May 2025
D Round $300M
Google, Nvidia
Jul 2022
B Round $64M
Ahren Innovation Capital (Lead), Mark Leslie, Amnon Shashua, TPY Capital, Pitango Growth, Walden Catalyst Ventures
Jan 2019
Seed $9.5M
8VC, Amnon Shashua, Pitango First, TPY Capital
Aug 2023
C Round $155M
Amnon Shashua, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Samsung Next TLV, Google, b2venture, Pitango Growth, NVIDIA, SCB10x
Aug 2021
A Round Undisclosed
Pitango First
News (42)
Oct 21, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
The AI21 Labs co-founder envisions a future where digital and human employees work side by side.
Investment
Jul 22, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
"If we continue blurring definitions, ignoring challenges, and chasing hype, the term โ€œagentโ€ will lose its meaning before the technology even matures," writes Prof. Yoav Shoham, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of AI21.
Jun 17, 2025 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-negative
It is not yet known, according to what the building's residents and tenants have been told, whether the building will need to be demolished.
Apr 22, 2025 ยท www.themarker.com
growth-negative
ื•ื•ืจื“ื˜ื™ื•ืŸ, ืฉื”ื•ืฉืงื” ื‘-2020 ื›ืชื•ืกืฃ ืœื“ืคื“ืคืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื”ืžื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช โ–  ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื”ืชื‘ืกืกื” ืขืœ ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื” ื”ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ืฉืคื™ืชื—ื” AI21 Labs ื•ืกื™ื™ืขื” ืœืฉืคืจ ื•ืœืชืงืŸ ื ื™ืกื•ื—ื™ื ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช โ–  ืฉื‘ืขื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ืคื•ื˜ืจื•
LayoffsProduct Stage
Mar 30, 2025 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
AI21 Labs founder and CEO Prof. Yoav Shoham talks to "Globes" about dubious doomsday predictions, what should really concern us, and what could make Israel a global AI leader.
Product StageInvestment
Mar 10, 2025 ยท en.globes.co.il
AI21 launches Maestro planning and orchestration system
Feb 12, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
"If 2024 was the year of AIโ€™s transition from hype to practical solutions, then 2025 will be the year of market-shaping regulations, new industry players, and deeper ethical and geopolitical debates," writesย Ori Goshen, CEO and co-founder of AI21 Labs.
Nov 20, 2024 ยท www.themarker.com
growth-positive
ืื•ืจื™ ื’ื•ืฉืŸ, ืžื™ื™ืกื“ AI21: "ื”ื‘ื™ื ื” ื”ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ืชืขืจื™ืš ืืช ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” โ€” ื•ืชืชืžื—ืจ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื”ืชืื"
Partners
Sep 26, 2024 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Ori Goshen spoke at Calcalistโ€™s AI conferenceย  about how organizations struggle to adopt AI tools due to several factors, including the unreliability of these tools, the high cost of errors, and issues related to data security, and how AI21 Labs latest model addresses these problems.
InvestmentCustomers
Nov 21, 2023 ยท www.finsmes.com
growth-positive
AI21 Completes $208M Series C Funding
InvestmentCustomersExpand
Oct 22, 2023 ยท www.ice.co.il
growth-positive
ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช: ื”ืืชืจ ืฉืžืชืจื’ื ืขื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืœืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืคื•ืช
Customers
Aug 31, 2023 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
AI21 Labs riding GenAI wave with $155 million Series C at $1.4 billion valuation
InvestmentExpand
Aug 23, 2023 ยท www.geektime.co.il
growth-positive
ื—ื‘ืจืช ื”-AI ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช AI21Labs ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืื™ืคื” ืฉ-OpenAI ื ื›ืฉืœื” | ื’ื™ืงื˜ื™ื™ื
CustomersExpand
Jul 19, 2023 ยท venturebeat.com
growth-positive
AI21 Labs debuts Contextual Answers, a plug-and-play AI engine for enterprise data
Customers
Jun 22, 2023 ยท www.startuphub.ai
growth-positive
Clarivate Forms Strategic Partnership with AI21 Labs to Integrate Generative AI for Academic Search
Partners
Apr 24, 2023 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
AI21 Labs Releases "Human or Not?", A Social Experiment Inspired by the Turing Test
Customers
Apr 14, 2023 ยท www.datanami.com
Amazon Bedrock: New Suite of Generative AI Tools Unveiled by AWS
Apr 13, 2023 ยท www.reuters.com
growth-positive
Amazon cranks up AI competition against Microsoft, Google with new cloud tools
PartnersExpand
Mar 9, 2023 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
AI21 Labs looking to challenge OpenAI in language model race | CTech
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Feb 13, 2023 ยท www.ice.co.il
growth-positive
AI21 Labs ืงื™ื™ืžื” ื”ืืงืชื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ืขื 1,900 ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื
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Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
201-500
Exact Count
246
District
Center District
Founded
2017
Registrar
515741320
Crunchbase
ai21
Locations
Shlomo Ibn Gabirol St 124, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Careers
Admin
Last Update
Jun 12, 2025
Verified by
Jenny Sotnik-Talisman
Claimed
Yes
Missing
video or image, markets
Team (8)
Amnon Shashua
Chairman
Founder
Yoav Shoham
Co-founder, Co-CEO & Chairman
Founder
Ori Goshen
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Founder
Nellie Stockhammer
CFO
Barak Lenz
CTO
Barak Peleg
VP Technology & Architecture
Hila Yakobovich
Director of HR
Joana Kramer
Product Marketing
Internal
Created by
Gilad Lumbroso (gullumbroso@gmail.com)
Created
2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Dana Arnon (dana.arnon@mail.huji.ac.il)