MoneyApril 29, 2026via GeekWire
How a Seattle VC firm broke into the $1.1B seed round for a DeepMind legend’s superintelligence startup
Why it matters
A DeepMind legend (AlphaGo creator) launching a superintelligence-focused company at a $1.1B seed valuation signals where top AI talent is betting next. The outsized check size and the emergence of new cap tables matter to founders and investors tracking where money flows in frontier AI.
Key signals
- David Silver (AlphaGo creator, DeepMind) founded Ineffable Intelligence
- $1.1B seed round for Ineffable Intelligence
- Flying Fish Partners (Seattle-based, <$250M AUM) participated
- Startup focus: superintelligence
The hook
$1.1B. That's the seed round for David Silver's new AI superintelligence startup—and a Seattle VC with $250M AUM just got in.
Flying Fish Partners, a Seattle-based VC firm with less than $250 million under management, broke into the $1.1 billion seed round for Ineffable Intelligence, the new startup from AlphaGo creator David Silver. Here's how they got in.