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A Forecasting Bot Just Beat 10,000 Human Predictors. Then It Raised $25 Million.

A Forecasting Bot Just Beat 10,000 Human Predictors. Then It Raised $25 Million.by: Mark GarzaPublished on: 09/18/2026

London startup Mantic AI closed a $25 million seed round after its forecasting model outperformed every human competitor in the Metaculus Cup. If your business runs on predictions, the competition just changed.

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A Forecasting Bot Just Beat 10,000 Human Predictors. Then It Raised $25 Million.

MEET THE FOUNDER & CEO

Hey, I'm Mark!

I started Laimen AI after watching too many small businesses in Austin waste money on tools they never used. I've spent years in consulting, nonprofit work with the Flatwater.org, and building Giant Abroad. The common thread? Helping people stop overcomplicating things.

Ever since I've been able to combine real business experience with AI, I've helped dozens of companies actually get results, including some cool stuff like:

Built AI voice agents handling 500+ calls/month for service businesses

Cut client follow-up time by 80% with automated CRM workflows

Helped businesses go from zero AI to fully integrated in under 30 days