Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Meta Platforms raised.
Companies Meta Platforms acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Yann LeCun | Chief AI Scientist (former) | rumourwithai.com |
Stories naming Meta Platforms. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Yann LeCun's new artificial intelligence venture has raised a billion-dollar seed round and appointed an undisclosed chief executive, signalling a shift from research toward commercialisation.
Explainer tracing WhatsApp's ownership: founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton, bought by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion, now a Meta platform earning through its Business API.