Former DeepMind researcher launches AI reasoning startup

Thore Graepel, a co-creator of AlphaGo, has left Google DeepMind to launch a new startup focused on AI reasoning. According to sources, Graepel is actively seeking significant funding for the venture. This marks another departure from DeepMind, following a trend of prominent researchers leaving the company to pursue independent projects. Graepel's move underscores the growing interest in AI reasoning capabilities, a field that has seen increasing investment in recent months. The startup aims to address challenges in making AI systems more capable of logical and analytical reasoning, a key area of focus for many in the AI community. While details about the startup's funding round and specific goals remain undisclosed, the move highlights the dynamic nature of the AI research landscape in 2026.