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September 23, 2025

‘Busier than I’ve ever seen it’: VCs pile into companies squeezing every inch of performance out of compute

European startups are raising money to slash compute costs and increase the energy efficiency of AI usage

Tom Nugent

6 min read

A growing number of investors are funnelling money into startups working to make training and running AI models cheaper and faster.

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Amelia Armour, partner at Amadeus Capital Partners.
Amelia Armour, partner at Amadeus Capital Partners.
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Multiverse Computing's founding team.
Multiverse Computing's founding team.
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Dave Grimm, partner at AlbionVC.
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Ruben Bryon, CEO of DataCrunch
Ruben Bryon, CEO of DataCrunch.
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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers university spinouts and robotics. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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