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August 3, 2026

The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?

Expect products as soon as Q3 from some, while others are focused on longer-term goals

Speaking at a breakfast event in London last month, Alexey Dosovitskiy, the cofounder of newly-launched AI lab Recursive Superintelligence, enthusiastically discussed his startup’s research ambitions. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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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