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June 15, 2026

Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver's $5.1bn superintelligence push

Ineffable plans to keep its team lean, the startup’s lead investor tells Sifted

Ineffable Intelligence set the AI world abuzz in April this year when it secured a $1.1bn fundraise at a $5.1bn valuation from backers including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Index, Google Ventures and Evantic.

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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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