# Uma

The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
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Founder factories
September 9, 2026
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
Google’s AI lab has had a big impact on the tech world, with countless staff branching out to launch their own ventures
Tom Nugent
From Tesla to building humanoids: Uma cofounder on why Europe is ‘the best market in the world’
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Interview
July 16, 2026
From Tesla to building humanoids: Uma cofounder on why Europe is ‘the best market in the world’
Uma launched nine months ago to build ‘frontier capabilities’ for humanoid robots in industrial and domestic environments
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
‘Where the competition will play out’: Robotics startups are racing to secure their data moat
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Analysis
December 8, 2025
‘Where the competition will play out’: Robotics startups are racing to secure their data moat
Unlike LLMs, robots need to learn from the physical world. Startups are coming up with ingenious ways to secure the right data
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet