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Plato raises $16M to build fake offices where AI agents learn real jobs

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Plato raised a $16M Series A led by Nava Ventures, with Gradient Ventures and Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman joining. It pays professionals to recreate their jobs as simulations where AI labs train and test agents. Total funding is $19M. Plato, a San Francisco startup that builds pretend workp…

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  1. 2026-10-28 17:12 · The Next Web
    Plato raises $16M to build fake offices where AI agents learn real jobs

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