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January 29, 2025

18 former Arm employees now heading up companies of their own

Cambridge-based chip designer Arm has become somewhat of a founder factory since it launched in 1990 — with heaps of alumni launching their own startups

Tom Nugent

10 min read

If you were after a story that captured how a single tech company can help put a place on the map, you’d be hard pressed to find a better example than UK chip designer Arm.

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