An Italian LLM-maker and AI gigafactory builder is eyeing a €1bn raise over the next six months, as it looks to tap into the investor funding frenzy and growing calls in Europe to ramp up compute capacity.
Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise
Milan-based Domyn is targeting LLMs for defence and AI gigafactory builds
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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