Samsung backs Nvidia AI chip rival in $230 million funding round as GPU alternatives boom

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Dutch startup Euclyd raised the funding in a round co-led by Samsung, Somerset Capital Partners, the Scaleup Europe Fund and Innovation Industries.

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  • Reported by CNBC World and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:30:02 UTC.

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  1. Ukraine, Russia set for new round of US-mediated talks

  2. Trump phones Nvidia’s Huang at All-In Summit, calls data center opposition a ‘hoax’

  3. Samsung backs Nvidia AI chip rival in $230 million funding round as GPU alternatives boom

  4. Sweden election is too close to call as far right loses ground

  5. UK breakup push escalates amid historic pact after Trump backs reunification of Ireland

  6. Trump calls, interrupts Nvidia CEO to say AI fears are ‘a hoax’

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