# Reflection AI: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `3af5c8f6-bfe8-41b1-819a-b299e5855c88`

## Key facts

- **Open-weight model release being prepared (reported, Oct 2026):** Reported ([reported](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/reflection-open-weight-ai)): Axios (Oct 4 2026, citing sources) says Nvidia-backed Reflection is preparing to release its first open-weight model soon, expected initially to lag the most advanced U.S. models but to be competitive with top Chinese open-weight models; other Western open-weight releases are expected the same month. Reflection's stated goal is an "AI factory" product that lets institutions combine Reflection models with their own data and compute. A Reflection spokesperson declined to comment. Cap: anonymous-source scoop; no model name, size, benchmarks, or release date confirmed.
- **SpaceX Colossus 2 GB300 compute: $150M/month, up to ~$6.3B (reported, Jun 2026):** Reported ([reported](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/spacex-ai-colossus-data-center-reflection.html); also [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/spacex-inks-compute-deal-with-reflection-ai-an-open-source-ai-lab/)): Reflection agreed to pay SpaceX $150 million per month from Jul 1 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia GB300s at SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, about $6.3B if it runs the full term; either side can end it with 90 days' notice after the first three months (CNBC citing materials viewed; TechCrunch citing the company). Reflection called it its first compute deal. Cap: contract terms via press; no filed contract in this ingest.
- **Nebius compute contract over $1B (reported, Jul 2026):** Reported ([reported](https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-startup-reflection-signs-over-1-billion-computing-deal-with-nebius-2026-07-14/); also [DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-startup-reflection-signs-1bn-capacity-agreement-with-nebius/)): Reflection disclosed on Jul 14 2026 a [Nebius](/companies/nebius) cloud-capacity contract valued at more than $1 billion for Nvidia GPUs, per Reuters; CTO and co-founder Ioannis Antonoglou said the capacity lets Reflection keep building and training frontier models at scale. DCD says contract duration and GPU count were not provided. Cap: secondary reporting of a company disclosure.
- **Shinsegae ~250 MW South Korea data-center project (reported):** Reported ([reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-startup-reflection-signs-1bn-capacity-agreement-with-nebius/); also [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/reflection-open-weight-ai)): DCD (Jul 15 2026) says Reflection is working with Shinsegae Group on a 250 MW data-center project in South Korea; Axios describes it as a sovereign AI factory partnership. Cap: secondary; no site, timeline, or capex confirmed here.
- **Founders, backing, and valuation context (reported):** Reported ([reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-startup-reflection-signs-1bn-capacity-agreement-with-nebius/); also [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/spacex-inks-compute-deal-with-reflection-ai-an-open-source-ai-lab/); [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/spacex-ai-colossus-data-center-reflection.html)): founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin (CEO) and Ioannis Antonoglou (CTO). Nvidia-backed; DCD says it raised $2B in October 2025 (a raise amount, not a valuation), and CNBC (Jun 2026) describes it as last valued at $25 billion. Cap: press figures, not company filings.

- **Slug:** reflection-ai
- **Status:** private

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

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## Common questions

### What is Reflection AI?

Reflection AI is a U.S. AI lab founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou that builds open-weight frontier models. Nvidia-backed. Rents large Nvidia GPU capacity from SpaceX (Colossus 2) and Nebius, and pitches an "AI factory" product for institutions to run its models on their own data and compute.

### What does Reflection AI make?

Reflection AI has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Reflection AI builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

### Is Reflection AI publicly traded?

No. Reflection AI is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Reflection AI?

Reflection AI is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Who owns Reflection AI?

Reflection AI is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Reflection AI a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Reflection AI ranks in roughly the top 97% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (7)

1. https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/reflection-open-weight-ai · 2026-10-04
2. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/spacex-ai-colossus-data-center-reflection.html · 2026-06-22
3. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/spacex-inks-compute-deal-with-reflection-ai-an-open-source-ai-lab/ · 2026-06-22
4. https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-startup-reflection-signs-over-1-billion-computing-deal-with-nebius-2026-07-14/ · 2026-07-14
5. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-startup-reflection-signs-1bn-capacity-agreement-with-nebius/ · 2026-07-15
6. https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2106737247274065925 · 2026-10-04
7. https://x.com/AndersInvests/status/2106790582932603023 · 2026-10-04

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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