Graphcore founder Nigel Toon to talk about AI chips at Disrupt Berlin – TechCrunch

It's easy to forget that Silicon Valley starts with'silicon', and that there would be no technology innovation without innovation at the silicon level. And Graphcore is well aware of that as the Bristol-based company is designing its own dedicated AI chipset. That's why I'm glad to announce that Graphcore co-founder and CEO Nigel Toon is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin. Graphcore has managed to attract a ton of attention from day one. Originally founded in 2016, the startup has raised more than $300 million from top investors, such as Sequoia Capital, BMW, Microsoft, Samsung and a ton of others. The company last raised a $200 million Series D round led by Atomico and Sofina.