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September 30, 2024

Plural backs Oriole Networks in £17.5m round to develop tech to train LLMs 100 times faster

The round comes just six months after the startup’s £10m seed raise

London-based Oriole Networks, which says it has developed novel technology to help train AI faster, has raised £17.5m in a Series A round, according to Companies House filings. 

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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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