EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 36 MIN
Danyal Akarca, Co-founder at Callosum: BREAKING: Callosum raised $100m Seed
from Scaling Europe · host Sebastian Johnson
Callosum just raised $100m led by Atomico, Plural and DCVC. It's one of the largest seed-stage rounds in UK history, coming just five months after Callosum came out of stealth. Callosum builds software that lets AI run across many different types of chips at the same time, making it faster, cheaper and more capable.Danyal Akarca is Co-founder at Callosum. He believes AI can only have a real economic impact once it becomes cheaper and faster to run, and that's exactly what Callosum is built to do.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction1:09 - Callosum's approach to AI infrastructure5:56 - How Callosum's technology works for customers8:48 - Callosum's new $100m round12:33 - How Callosum built partnerships with chip companies like Cerebras17:14 - Why Callosum wasn't built just to make chips work together20:03 - What the $100m will fund next24:54 - Why cost is becoming as important as speed for AI buyers28:03 - Who Danyal thinks will win the AI stack over the next three years33:03 - Why London has become a serious AI hub
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