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September 17, 2026

DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say

Index and Lightspeed are in talks to lead the round

Jack Parker-Holder, a Google DeepMind researcher who led the company’s world models development, is reportedly nearing a $700m fundraise for a new London neolab called Emulate. 

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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