The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Graphcore: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
UK AI chip company; IPU (Intelligence Processing Unit) for AI training and inference. Acquired by Softbank in 2023.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Technology
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Graphcore has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Graphcore on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Nigel Toon CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Simon Knowles CTO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Graphcore.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Graphcore in third-party press
5 Companies Building Energy-Efficient Infrastructure for Physical AI - Bisinfotech
5 companies building energy-efficient infrastructure for physical AI - Manufacturing Today India
SoftBank Invests $457 Million in UK AI Chipmaker Graphcore to Strengthen AI Infrastructure Push - CXO Digitalpulse
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Graphcore has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—operating
- graphcore x nvidiawithNVIDIA1109technology—operating
Funding rounds (1)
- Strategic2024-07-01
$500M
Timeline
Every recorded move in Graphcore’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: TSMC
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC foundry for Graphcore IPU from TSMC
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Graphcore.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Graphcore from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
5 Companies Building Energy-Efficient Infrastructure for Physical AI - Bisinfotech
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5 companies building energy-efficient infrastructure for physical AI - Manufacturing Today India
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SoftBank Invests $457 Million in UK AI Chipmaker Graphcore to Strengthen AI Infrastructure Push - CXO Digitalpulse
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SoftBank hands Graphcore $450M as the chipmaker, once considered a British Nvidia rival, rebuilds its business - Tech Funding News
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SoftBank has injected $450 million into this British AI chip company - CNBC
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Chip designer Arm’s CEO Rene Haas may soon have ‘additional’ job of leading SoftBank’s… - The Times of India
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Masayoshi Son Is Betting It All on American AI - Time Magazine
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SoftBank is seeking $5 billion loan to invest in OpenAI, plans to use Arm shares as collateral — rapid AI expansion continues, investment could top $30 billion - Tom's Hardware
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SoftBank shares soar 11% after it agrees to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4 billion - CNBC
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C4 Ventures: €100 Million Third Fund Launched - Pulse 2.0
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C4 Ventures launches €100M Fund III to back Europe’s next wave of AI and deep tech startups - Tech.eu
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Softbank takes over AI processor designer Graphcore - Tom's Hardware
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/graphcore.md
- RSS feed: /companies/graphcore/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6d89601e-73da-4987-ae67-7ee4e1da0f4d
- Revision history: /companies/graphcore/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Graphcore draws attention at the 30th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among brain robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026