# James Dacombe

Founder and CEO of UK photonic AI chip company Olix, aged 25. Left high school at 16 and founded neurotechnology company CoMind at 18, developing brain monitoring devices and raising approximately USD 100 million. A Thiel Fellowship recipient. Founded Olix in London in 2024 to develop photonic AI inference chips that do not require HBM.

Founder and CEO of UK photonic AI chip company Olix, aged 25. Left high school at 16 and founded neurotechnology company CoMind at 18, developing brain monitoring devices and raising approximately USD 100 million. A Thiel Fellowship recipient. Founded Olix in London in 2024 to develop photonic AI inference chips that do not require HBM.

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