Reka AI
Multimodal frontier-AI lab; ex-DeepMind / Google Brain founders; now a $1B unicorn backed by NVIDIA and Snowflake
SectorsAI Software
Market Metrics
Valuation (Jul 2025)
$1B
roughly tripled in the $110M NVIDIA + Snowflake round
Capital Raised
~$168M
Modest relative to peers (Mistral $11.7B, Cohere $7B, Anthropic $965B)
Founder Pedigree
Ex-DeepMind + Google Brain
Yi Tay (ex-Google Brain), Dani Yogatama, Qi Liu (both ex-DeepMind); high researcher density
Sovereign-AI Positioning
Indonesia + Singapore anchors
Reka Yasa Indonesian-language model + Singapore EDBI backing; Asia-Pacific enterprise / sovereign focus
Updated at 2026-Q2
Funding History
Total raised: ~$168M · Latest valuation: $1B
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Key Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2022 | $58M | - | DST Global (lead)Radical VenturesSnowflake VenturesSingapore EDBI |
| Series B | Jul 2025 | $110M | $1B | NVIDIASnowflake VenturesDST Global |
Updated at 2026-Q2
Product Specifications
| Product | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Reka Core | Frontier multimodal model (text + image + video) | GA via API |
| Reka Flash | Medium-tier multimodal model (production cost-performance) | GA via API |
| Reka Edge | Small multimodal model for on-device + edge inference | GA |
| Reka Yasa | Indonesian-language sovereign-AI model | Deployed (sovereign customer) |
Updated at 2026-Q2
Partnerships & Investors
NVIDIAStrategic / Investor
Co-led the Jul 2025 $110M round at a $1B valuation.
SnowflakeInvestor / Strategic / Former Suitor
Snowflake Ventures was seed investor and co-led the Jul 2025 round; an earlier $1B acquisition attempt (Jul 2024) fell through.
Moonvalley AIAcquisition
Acquired May 2026 to expand generative-media capabilities.
Singapore EDBISovereign Investor
Singapore Economic Development Board investment arm; seeding regional Reka deployment.
Indonesian GovernmentSovereign Customer
Reka Yasa development collaboration; Indonesian-language sovereign-AI deployment.
DST GlobalLead Investor
Yuri Milner's growth fund; seed lead investor and Jul 2025 participant.
Updated at 2026-Q2
Key Milestones
Jul 2022
Company Founded
Yi Tay (ex-Google Brain), Dani Yogatama (ex-DeepMind), Qi Liu (ex-DeepMind), Che Zheng launch Reka
2023
Reka Edge + Reka Flash
First model releases; small + medium multimodal models with text, image, video understanding
Apr 2024
Reka Core
Frontier-tier multimodal model; competitive with Gemini Pro on key benchmarks at the time
Jul 2024
Snowflake $1B Acquisition Offer (failed)
Reported $1B all-cash acquisition offer from Snowflake collapses; both companies remain independent
Late 2024
Reka Yasa (Indonesian)
Sovereign-AI model collaboration; Indonesian-language frontier model with local government engagement
Jul 2025
$110M Round at $1B (Unicorn)
NVIDIA and Snowflake lead a $110M round that roughly triples the valuation to $1B
May 2026
Acquires Moonvalley AI
Reka acquires Moonvalley AI, expanding its generative-media capabilities
Updated at 2026-Q2