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summary: "The UK chip startup previously secured $220 million in funding to build AI-specific hardware before signing a $250 million agreement with Anthropic. Fractile is now in talks to raise $600 million at a $6.5 billion pre-money valuation, sources said. The target is more than six times the approximately $1 billion valuation the company landed in May. Investment in UK AI hardware has surged, with Callosum AI and Olix Computing raising $100 million and $312 million respectively in the last two weeks. The funding activity occurs as the UK seeks to position itself as a European center for chip development and artificial intelligence infrastructure."
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# Fractile Seeks $600M Raise at $6\.5B Valuation, Sixfold Increase Since May

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**Published:** 2026-08-20T14:56:35.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** anthropic, chips, funding

## Summary

The UK chip startup previously secured $220 million in funding to build AI\-specific hardware before signing a $250 million agreement with Anthropic\. Fractile is now in talks to raise $600 million at a $6\.5 billion pre\-money valuation, sources said\. The target is more than six times the approximately $1 billion valuation the company landed in May\. Investment in UK AI hardware has surged, with Callosum AI and Olix Computing raising $100 million and $312 million respectively in the last two weeks\. The funding activity occurs as the UK seeks to position itself as a European center for chip development and artificial intelligence infrastructure\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/startups/fractile-seeks-600m-raise-at-65b-valuation-sixfold-increase-since-may-f2755f0e>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/RebeccaTorrenc5/status/2090154705292771655>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2090188320936546452>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2090414841965994308>)