The co-founder of Robinhood is building a new startup focused on using artificial intelligence for solving complex math problems. And they’re just raised a new mega round of funding.

What’s happening:

  • Harmonic AI has raised $100M USD in a new Series B financing round
  • The new funding round was led by Kleiner Perkins

Why it matters:

  • Harmonic AI is co-founded by Vlad Tenev, who is also the co-founder of the highly popular trading platform Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD)

Going deeper:

  • Harmonic AI is developing an artificial intelligence model known as Aristotle which is solely focused on mathematical reasoning and solving highly complex math problems
  • Harmonic AI is aiming to leverage their Aristotle model for software verification, theoretical physics, engineering and financial markets