# Neolabs

The latest news and analysis on Europe's cohort of neolabs.

Why Creandum and USV co-led a $40m seed into Machenta, a robotics lab with no product
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Analysis
October 30, 2026
Why Creandum and USV co-led a $40m seed into Machenta, a robotics lab with no product
Machenta, a spinout from Imperial College London which came out of stealth this week, is challenging the robotics data narrative
Tom Nugent
Meet Aaron Rosenberg: The man DeepMind researchers call before they quit
Podcast
October 22, 2026
Meet Aaron Rosenberg: The man DeepMind researchers call before they quit
Once Demis Hassabis’s deputy, Aaron Rosenberg now leads Radical Ventures’ UK presence
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and John Thornhill
Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning
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News
October 20, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning
Graepel previously helped build AlphaGo at DeepMind
Freya Pratty
Inside London's weirdest neolab
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Interview
September 18, 2026
Inside London's weirdest neolab
Inherent was founded by DeepMind alumni and has been backed with $50m from Index and Radical
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say
News
September 17, 2026
DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say
Index and Lightspeed are in talks to lead the round
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Index in talks to lead $500m round for DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab
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Exclusive
August 12, 2026
Index in talks to lead $500m round for DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab
Six other DeepMind alumni have joined the company
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?
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Analysis
August 3, 2026
The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?
Expect products as soon as Q3 from some, while others are focused on longer-term goals
Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Mapped: the AI labs taking over King’s Cross
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List
July 3, 2026
Mapped: the AI labs taking over King’s Cross
The area is home to a fast-growing cohort of buzzy labs
Freya Pratty and Tom Nugent
Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab
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Exclusive
June 30, 2026
Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab
The stealth-mode company will be based between the US, France and Israel, sources say
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver's $5.1bn superintelligence push
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Explainer
June 15, 2026
Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver's $5.1bn superintelligence push
Ineffable plans to keep its team lean, the startup’s lead investor tells Sifted
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
News
May 29, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
London-based Inherent has recruited Entrepreneurs First cofounder Matt Clifford as an adviser
Martin Coulter
Four-month-old Recursive Superintelligence raises $500m
News
April 20, 2026
Four-month-old Recursive Superintelligence raises $500m
Recursive wants to build an AI system that improves by itself, without human involvement
Freya Pratty

# Neolabs

Why Creandum and USV co-led a $40m seed into Machenta, a robotics lab with no product

Meet Aaron Rosenberg: The man DeepMind researchers call before they quit

Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning

Inside London's weirdest neolab

DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say

Index in talks to lead $500m round for DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab

The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?

Mapped: the AI labs taking over King’s Cross

Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab

Inside Ineffable Intelligence: the team behind David Silver's $5.1bn superintelligence push

Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent

Four-month-old Recursive Superintelligence raises $500m