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UK AI chip start-up Fractile raises $720M at $7bn valuation

UK chip start-up Fractile raised $720 million in a funding round, TechCrunch reported.⁠[2] The London-headquartered company reached a $7 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times.⁠[1]

Fractile is one of a clutch of start-ups developing custom semiconductors for AI.⁠[1] With the round, Fractile has become one of the top-funded players in the race for purpose-built AI chips, TechCrunch reported.⁠[2]

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Read first UK chip start-up Fractile hits $7bn valuation · Financial Times

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        1. 1 Financial Times · Not rated · Nov 11, 8:00 a.m. ETUK chip start-up Fractile hits $7bn valuation
        2. 2 TechCrunch · Not rated · Nov 11, 2:34 p.m. ETWith $720M round, Britain’s Fractile gets a leg up in the race for AI chips
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