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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

Tom Nugent

3 min read

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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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers university spinouts and robotics. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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