Analysis

November 11, 2019

Venture capital funds are lining up to back ex-DeepMinders

Venture capitalists are lining up to fund the startups of employees leaving Deep Mind, the Google-owned artificial intelligence research lab. Will this be the shot in the arm the European ecosystem needs?


Sam Shead

4 min read

DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman.

DeepMind prides itself on its retention rate, but cofounder Mustafa Suleyman became the first high-profile departure from the Google-owned artificial intelligence research lab when he left this summer for a mysterious period of extended leave. 

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