Cosmos Ventures Launches $77.6 Million Fund for AI-Era Builders

Cosmos Ventures has launched a $77.6 million Fund I, founded by Brendan McCord and Matt Mandel, to support "philosopher-builders" creating institutions for the AI era. The fund has already invested in AIUC, Prime Intellect, and Workshop Labs. Backers include Reid Hoffman, Fred Wilson, and Union Square Ventures. The firm emphasizes that AI is breaking the traditional link between intelligence and humanity, creating a need for new institutions that address normative questions machines cannot answer.