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AI chip startup Fractile secures $22.5m from Nato Innovation Fund, Kindred, Oxford Science Enterprises

The startup builds chips which it says work more efficiently, quickly and cheaply than US giant Nvidia’s GPUs

London-based AI chip manufacturer Fractile has secured $22.5m from Nato Innovation Fund, Kindred and Oxford Science Enterprises, according to company filings.

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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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