Recursive Superintelligence
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Founded in 2025 in London, Recursive Superintelligence is one of the most ambitious and controversial AI labs in Europe. The company is pursuing the difficult and long-horizon challenge of building AI systems capable of recursive self-improvement — AI that can enhance its own capabilities over time. In April 2026, the company raised a $500 million+ round, making it one of the most well-capitalized early-stage AI labs in Europe. The round attracted attention from both AI researchers and policymakers given the profound implications of the company's research direction. Recursive has assembled a team of leading AI safety researchers and systems engineers who believe that building self-improving AI responsibly and transparently is safer than leaving the problem to less safety-conscious labs.
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Dr. Priya Nair
Founder / CEO
Dr. Priya Nair is the co-founder and CEO of Recursive Superintelligence. Born in India and educated at Cambridge and Oxford, she is one of Europe's most respected AI safety researchers with a focus on scalable oversight and recursive reward modeling. She founded Recursive after becoming convinced that the path to safe superintelligence runs through transparency and careful iterative self-improvement rather than capability caps and restrictions. The company's $500 million raise in April 2026 placed it firmly on the map as a serious contender in the global frontier AI race.
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