Hiverge, a Cambridge-based startup making it easier for companies to design new algorithms, has raised $5m from Google’s chief scientist Jeff Dean, Ahren Innovation Capital and Flying Fish Ventures, which led the round.
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September 17, 2025
Google AI chief Jeff Dean backs DeepMind alums aiming to crack the algorithm bottleneck
Cambridge-based Hiverge promises to make it easier and cheaper to train AI models
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