Graphcore Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2016

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 500

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $600M

Graphcore General Information

Description

Developer of an intelligence processing unit designed to build and deploy artificial intelligence-based native products. The company's technology features an architecture that allows developers to run current machine learning models orders of magnitude faster and across various servers, software, and processors, enabling businesses to realize new and emerging machine intelligence workloads.

Contact Information

Website
www.graphcore.ai
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 11-19 Wine Street
  • Bristol BS1 2PH
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0117
Primary Industry
General Purpose Semiconductors
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Other Hardware
Parent Company
SoftBank Group
Vertical(s)
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • 11-19 Wine Street
  • Bristol BS1 2PH
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0117

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Graphcore Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
13. Merger/Acquisition 11-Jul-2024 $600M Completed Generating Revenue
12. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Aug-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Secondary Transaction - Private 13-Apr-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series E) 29-Dec-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series D2) 25-Feb-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Jan-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series D) 18-Dec-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Accelerator/Incubator Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series C) 13-Nov-2017 $50M $111M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC (Series B) 20-Jul-2017 $30M $60.8M Completed Generating Revenue
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Graphcore Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Series D2
Series D2
Series D2
Series D
Series D
Series C 34,305,300 $0.000325 $1.89 $1.89 1x $1.89 8.51%
Series B 79,999,996 $0.000325 $0.49 $0.49 1x $0.49 19.85%
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Graphcore Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of an intelligence processing unit designed to build and deploy artificial intelligence-based native products.
General Purpose Semiconductors
Bristol, United Kingdom
500 As of 2024

Toronto, Canada
 

Mountain View, CA
 
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Graphcore Competitors (19)

One of Graphcore’s 19 competitors is Untether AI, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Toronto, Canada.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Untether AI Venture Capital-Backed Toronto, Canada
Groq Venture Capital-Backed Mountain View, CA
NeuroBlade Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel
Zero ASIC Venture Capital-Backed Cambridge, MA
Cerebras Venture Capital-Backed Sunnyvale, CA
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Graphcore Patents

  • 862

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 693

    Granted

  • 90

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Graphcore Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202404448-D0 Issuing of chip-configuration requests to an on-chip configuration control bus Pending 28-Mar-2024
GB-202401615-D0 Efficient error detection code Pending 07-Feb-2024
GB-202307082-D0 Execution unit, processing device and method of generating random samples Inactive 12-May-2023
GB-202307086-D0 Execution unit, processing device and method for approximating a function Inactive 12-May-2023
US-20240378260-A1 Execution unit, processing device and method for approximating a function Pending 12-May-2023 G06F17/17
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Graphcore Former Investors (47)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
2B Global Capital Growth/Expansion Minority
AI Venture Labs Accelerator/Incubator
Ahren Innovation Capital Venture Capital Minority
Air Street Capital Venture Capital Minority
Amadeus Capital Partners Venture Capital Minority
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Graphcore FAQs

  • When was Graphcore founded?

    Graphcore was founded in 2016.

  • Where is Graphcore headquartered?

    Graphcore is headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Graphcore?

    Graphcore has 500 total employees.

  • What industry is Graphcore in?

    Graphcore’s primary industry is General Purpose Semiconductors.

  • Is Graphcore a private or public company?

    Graphcore is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Graphcore?

    The current valuation of Graphcore is .

  • What is Graphcore’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Graphcore is .

  • How much funding has Graphcore raised over time?

    Graphcore has raised $712M.

  • Who are Graphcore’s investors?

    2B Global Capital, AI Venture Labs, Ahren Innovation Capital, Air Street Capital, and Amadeus Capital Partners are 5 of 47 investors who have invested in Graphcore.

  • Who are Graphcore’s competitors?

    Untether AI, Groq, NeuroBlade, Zero ASIC, and Cerebras are some of the 19 competitors of Graphcore.

  • When was Graphcore acquired?

    Graphcore was acquired on 11-Jul-2024.

  • Who acquired Graphcore?

    Graphcore was acquired by SoftBank Group.

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