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Nicholas StevensStripeas Head of Product, Agentic Commerce· Sep 25 Dave CitronNiantic Spatialas Chief Product Officer· Sep 25 Thore GraepelMetis Reasoningas Founder· Sep 24 Tarkan ManerDepartureas Departed· Sep 24 Mohsen GhasempourMorrisonsas Chief AI Officer· Sep 24 Michael SteibAngias Chief Executive Officer· Sep 22 Mike ScarpelliClickHouseas Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair· Sep 22 Steve ChaseRetirementas Retired· Sep 22Nicholas StevensStripeas Head of Product, Agentic Commerce· Sep 25 Dave CitronNiantic Spatialas Chief Product Officer· Sep 25 Thore GraepelMetis Reasoningas Founder· Sep 24 Tarkan ManerDepartureas Departed· Sep 24 Mohsen GhasempourMorrisonsas Chief AI Officer· Sep 24 Michael SteibAngias Chief Executive Officer· Sep 22 Mike ScarpelliClickHouseas Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair· Sep 22 Steve ChaseRetirementas Retired· Sep 22

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Periodic Labs

Founder-scientist AI lab

Reflection AI, Periodic Labs and AMI Labs have avoided comparable public churn so far.

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AI LatelyAug 5, 2026
“Reflection AI, Periodic Labs and AMI Labs have avoided comparable public churn so far.”

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Hiring & Talent
The Founder-Scientist Labs
Mira Murati's Thinking Machines, Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence and a cluster of scientist-led startups command double-digit-billion valuations before shipping a product, and the same pay war running through Big Tech now reaches their founding teams too.
Aug 5, 2026