DeepMind Exodus: VCs Bet Big on the Next AI Wave

🔥 What happened 15 DeepMind staffers and alumni met for breakfast in London – and the only topic was how to raise millions for their own AI startups. Nando de Freitas is in talks to raise at least $100M for Revolution Labs, betting on diffusion models over transformers. David Silver already pulled in roughly $1B for Ineffable Intelligence. 💡 Why it matters DeepMind has spawned over 40 neolab founders – more than OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta combined. The exits hit Google mid-sprint: Gemini 4 is due by year-end, yet Hassabis moved to Chief Scientist in August, and both Jeff Dean and Noam Shazeer are gone. ⚡ Our take Google isn't just losing headcount – it's losing the next generation of AI architects. If you're not recruiting in London now, you'll pay a premium later.