Simon Kohl

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September 24, 2026

‘Pushing the frontier is best done outside’: DeepMind alum Simon Kohl on leaving Big Tech

Kohl left DeepMind three years ago to launch Latent Labs, an AI lab dedicated to drug design and discovery

A pitch deck featuring an “ex-DeepMind” team is certain to catch the attention of investors these days.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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