British AI chipmaker developing intelligence processing units (IPUs), owned by SoftBank since 2024.
| Date | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Funding round SoftBank injected about $457M into British chipmaker Graphcore, acquired in 2024, to relaunch its global expansion including a £1B AI campus in Bengaluru. | $457M |
| Dec 2020 | Series D Plus British AI chipmaker Graphcore raised about $222M in a Series E round at a $2.77B valuation, led by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. | $222M |