Brain Co., a San Francisco, CA-based AI company that provides AI-powered applications and solutions, has raised $30 million in a Series A round.
Investors
The round was led by Affinity Partners and Gil Capital.
Other investors include Ali Ghodsi (CEO of Databricks), Andrej Karpathy (AI researcher and former Tesla/OpenAI executive), Andrew Liveris (former Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical), Aravind Srinivas (CEO of Perplexity), Brian Armstrong (CEO of Coinbase), Fidji Simo (CEO, Applications at OpenAI), Kevin Weil (Chief Product Officer at OpenAI), Mark Weinberger (former Chairman and CEO of EY), Nadeem Meghji (Global Co-Head of Blackstone Real Estate), Naval Ravikant (Founder of AngelList), Nikesh Arora (CEO of Palo Alto Networks), Noam Brown (AI researcher at OpenAI), Patrick Collison (CEO of Stripe), Reid Hoffman (Partner at Greylock; Co-founder of LinkedIn and Inflection AI), Sarah Guo (Founder of Conviction), and Vipul Ved Prakash (CEO of Together AI), among others.
Affinity Partners is a private equity and investment firm that focuses on making investments in American, Israeli, and other companies expanding in regions such as the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The firm invests across various sectors and stages, including growth-stage companies and buyouts.
Gil Capital is the investment vehicle headed by Elad Gil, a serial tech entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. The firm invests in early-stage technology companies, particularly those focused on the future of technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), enterprise software, fintech, and more.
Brain Co. Use of Funds
The funding will be used to expand Brain Co.’s AI applications across industries such as healthcare, government, energy, and hospitality.
About Brain Co.
Founded in 2024 and publicly launched in 2025, Brain Co. was established to bridge the gap between Silicon Valley AI talent and the world’s most important institutions. The company provides AI-powered applications and solutions that help large institutions and enterprises adopt and benefit from cutting-edge AI. Since its inception, the company has partnered with more than 10 Global 2000 customers, formed a strategic partnership with OpenAI, and deployed applications across sectors including government, healthcare, energy, and hospitality.
Funding Details
Company: Brain Co.
Raised: $30.0M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: September 2025
Lead Investors: Affinity Partners, Gil Capital
Additional Investors: Ali Ghodsi, Andrej Karpathy, Andrew Liveris, Aravind Srinivas, Brian Armstrong, Fidji Simo, Kevin Weil, Mark Weinberger, Nadeem Meghji, Naval Ravikant, Nikesh Arora, Noam Brown, Patrick Collison, Reid Hoffman, Sarah Guo, Vipul Ved Prakash
Company Website: https://brain.co/
Software Category: Artificial Intelligence / Institutional AI Platform
Source: https://brain.co/blog/introducing-brain-co-9gk9a