Analysis

March 26, 2024

Chips off the old block

Bristol has a long lineage of semiconductor startups — and it is starting to disrupt the UK's 'Golden Triangle'

A couple of weeks ago, I was running around a grey and drizzly Bristol meeting startup folk in the area. Despite the weather, there was a buzz in the air.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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