Adaption AI
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Artificial intelligence |
| Founded | 2026 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Sara Hooker (Co-founder) Sudip Roy (Co-founder, CTO) |
| Website | www |
Adaption is an artificial intelligence (AI) company based in San Francisco. the company was founded in 2026 by Sara Hooker and Sudip Roy, former DeepMind and Cohere executives.[1][2]
History
[edit]Adaption, an AI company based in San Francisco, it was founded in 2026 by Sara Hooker and Sudip Roy, former Cohere executives. Both founders previously held research roles at Google.[3][4][5]
On February 6, 2026, Adaption Labs exited stealth mode by announcing a $50 million seed funding round. The round was led by Emergence Capital Partners, with participation from Threshold Ventures, Mozilla Ventures, Fifty Years, Neo, E14 Fund, Alpha Intelligence Capital. [1][6]
Technology and products
[edit]Adaption develops AI systems focused on continuous learning and efficient model adaptation. The company says its approach reduces computational costs and energy use compared to traditional training methods.[7][8][9]
In February 2026, the company launched AutoScientist, an automated fine-tuning tool designed to reduce human intervention in model training.[10][11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kahn, Jeremy. "Former Cohere exec Sara Hooker has raised $50 million for her AI startup Adaption Labs—a bet on smaller, smarter models". FORTUNE. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ Mahadik, Karan. "'Making models bigger won't get us far, AI must adapt like humans': Adaption Labs CEO Sara Hooker". THE Indian EXPRESS. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "India's engineering talent becoming AI talent: Adaption Labs founder Sara Hooker". The Economic Times. 2026-02-19. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ McLauchlan, Madison (2025-10-09). "Ex-Cohere execs Sara Hooker and Sudip Roy unveil new AI startup | BetaKit". Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ System, Startup Eco (2025-10-09). "Former Cohere Executives Launch AI Startup Adaption Labs". Startup Ecosystem Canada. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ Tremayne-Pengelly, Alexandra (2026-02-05). "Sara Hooker Raises $50M to Challenge A.I.'s Conventional Wisdom". Observer. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Goldman, Sharon. "Why are AI bills exploding? Sara Hooker says companies are deploying armies of agents that aren't actually learning". Fortune. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ "Why Cohere's ex-AI research lead is betting against the scaling race". acti.
- ↑ "Former Cohere executives launch startup Adaption Labs". The Logic. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ Brandom, Russell (2026-05-13). "Adaption aims big with AutoScientist, an AI tool that helps models train themselves". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ "Adaption's AutoScientist aims to make AI training faster and more adaptive". The Economic Times. 2026-05-15. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-06-07.