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August 20, 2026

UK chip startup Fractile in talks to raise at $6.5bn valuation, reports say

The company, headed up by CEO Walter Goodwin, last raised $220m in May from Founders Fund and Accel

Tom Nugent

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Fractile, the UK startup developing chips for AI inference, is in talks to raise capital at a $6.5bn valuation, according to reports. 

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Tom Nugent

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