Standard Intelligence is developing a foundation model called FDM-1 that the company says is designed to optimize and streamline common computer-use tasks. The startup secured $75 million in new funding to advance that work, backed by Sequoia, Spark Capital and several angel investors including Andrej Karpathy. Despite the large raise, the company currently operates with roughly six employees. Public coverage stresses both the ambitious goals for FDM-1 and skepticism about whether a small team can deliver on those claims. Reported plans emphasize development and scaling, and observers have requested greater transparency and auditing as the company deploys its model and the new capital.

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$75M

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May 2026