英国25岁企业家詹姆斯·达科姆创立的AI芯片初创企业Olix在最新一轮融资中估值达到48亿美元，相比今年2月的估值增长了三倍[1]。本轮融资规模为3.12亿美元[1]。Olix专注开发利用光束传输数据的微芯片技术，旨在降低人工智能的成本[1]。
达科姆23岁时创立了Olix[1]。此前他在20岁时已创办过首家公司CoMind[1]。目前Olix拥有超过140名员工，分布在伦敦、布里斯托、加拿大和美国等地[1]。融资方包括芯片设计公司Arm、Netflix创始人里德·黑斯廷斯、对冲基金Hudson River Trading以及英国政府的主权AI基金[1]。达科姆曾获得彼得·蒂尔基金会在2022年颁发的fellow荣誉[1]。
British entrepreneur James Dacombe, who left high school to pursue his ambitions, has built Olix into a company valued at $4.8 billion following a major funding round.[1] The 25-year-old founder's artificial intelligence chip startup secured $312 million in the latest investment, with the company's valuation tripling since February.[1]
Olix develops microchip technology that uses light beams to transmit data, designed to reduce the costs associated with artificial intelligence systems.[1] The company has grown to employ over 140 staff members across offices in London, Bristol, Canada, and the United States.[1] The funding round attracted prominent backers including semiconductor company Arm, Netflix founder Reed Hastings, Hudson River Trading, and the United Kingdom government's sovereign AI fund.[1]
Dacombe founded Olix at age 23, building on experience from his first venture, CoMind, which he launched at 20.[1] He was recognized as a fellow of the Peter Thiel Foundation in 2022.[1]