TLDRocket
27 July 2026
The business of AI is consolidating around two unglamorous truths: models need to get smaller, and robots need better training data. Multiverse Computing's €500 million Series C at a €2 billion valuation signals serious investor conviction in model compression, the art of shrinking AI systems without gutting their capabilities. The Spanish startup's CompactifAI technology addresses a real market problem—enterprises want the smarts of large language models without the infrastructure costs—and the funding from Forgepoint Capital, BNP Paribas, and the European Innovation Council reflects confidence that compressed models will become table stakes. Multiverse is targeting €200 million in annual recurring revenue by year-end, betting that the next generation of deployed AI runs lean.
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