Nebius paid $643 million for 20 people because inference is where the money is

The Next Web
By Cristian DinaMay 1, 2026, 12:29 pm94 pts
Nebius Group, the Dutch cloud computing company that split from Russian internet provider Yandex in 2024, has agreed to acquire Eigen AI for approximately $643 million in stock and cash. The deal, announced on 1 May, is for a 20-person startup founded by alumni of MIT’s HAN Lab. In a market where the largest…

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