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Stanford's Simile Raises $100M, Partners with CVS and Gallup

2/14/2026

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Simile, a Stanford-based AI startup, emerged from stealth on February 12, 2026, after securing $100 million in funding led by Index Ventures.
Fei-Fei Li, Stanford researcher, and Andrej Karpathy, cofounder, co-founded Simile.
Simile partnered with CVS Health and Gallup for product development and polling.
Its models analyze data from hundreds of thousands of participants.
The company plans to expand to simulations of the global population, reflecting a broader AI trend.

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Story summary

Simile, a Stanford-based AI startup, emerged from stealth on February 12, 2026, after securing $100 million in funding led by Index Ventures.
Fei-Fei Li, Stanford researcher, and Andrej Karpathy, cofounder, co-founded Simile.
Simile partnered with CVS Health and Gallup for product development and polling.
Its models analyze data from hundreds of thousands of participants.
The company plans to expand to simulations of the global population, reflecting a broader AI trend.