Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
In Brief Posted: 10:50 AM PDT · July 30, 2026 Image Credits:Simile Julie Bort Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging from stealth and announcing a $100 million Series A led by Index Ventures, it has closed a $200 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, the startup says. The B round was led by Greenoaks with participation from Index, Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, Definition, and CVS Health Ventures.
- ▪In Brief Posted: 10:50 AM PDT · July 30, 2026 Image Credits:Simile Julie Bort Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile.
- ▪Just five months after emerging from stealth and announcing a $100 million Series A led by Index Ventures, it has closed a $200 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, the startup says.
- ▪The B round was led by Greenoaks with participation from Index, Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, Definition, and CVS Health Ventures.
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In Brief Posted: 10:50 AM PDT · July 30, 2026 Image Credits:Simile Julie Bort Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging from stealth and announcing a $100 million Series A led by Index Ventures, it has closed a $200 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, the startup says. The B round was led by Greenoaks with participation from Index, Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, Definition, and CVS Health Ventures. CVS is also one of Simile’s marquee customers. The startup offers simulated users for areas like marketing and product research.
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