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August 27, 2025

Graphcore CEO to launch deeptech VC fund

Nigel Toon is teaming up with OpenOcean’s Ekaterina Almasque for BlankPage Capital

Graphcore founder and CEO Nigel Toon is set to launch a new growth-stage deeptech fund, following a bruising year for the sector in Europe that saw a number of darlings fall by the wayside.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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