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Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind is big Tech division (Alphabet / Google), founded in 2010 and headquartered in London, UK. Gemini frontier models plus scientific breakthroughs (AlphaGo, AlphaFold); research arm of Alphabet.
Founded 2010 · London, UK · deepmind.google · Financials: Epoch AI (as of 2026-08-17) · Updated 2026-08-17
Overview
To solve intelligence, and to use it to advance science and benefit humanity, developing AI responsibly.
DeepMind was founded in London in 2010 by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman, and acquired by Google in 2014; it merged with Google Brain in April 2023 to form Google DeepMind.
Flagship AI models
Key models released by Google DeepMind, most recent last. Dates are the public release month where confirmed.
- 2016-03 AlphaGoFirst program to beat a Go world champion (Lee Sedol)
- 2020-11 AlphaFold 2Solved protein-structure prediction; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024
- 2023-12 Gemini 1.0First natively multimodal Gemini model
- 2025-03 Gemini 2.5 ProReasoning-focused flagship of the 2.5 generation
- 2025 Gemini 3Next-generation Gemini flagship; the 3.x line extended into 2026
Funding & financials
Quantitative figures from Epoch AI's Data on AI Companies (CC BY 4.0). Each is the latest dated figure Epoch holds; private labs disclose selectively, so undisclosed values are marked as such — never estimated.
| Total equity funding | Not disclosed | |
| Latest valuation | Not disclosed | |
| Est. annualised revenue | Not disclosed | |
| Staff | 6,000 | as of 2025-08-06 |
| Active users | 650m | |
| Revenue / employee | Not disclosed |
Key facts
- AlphaGo's 2016 victory over Lee Sedol was a landmark demonstration of deep reinforcement learning.
- Demis Hassabis and John Jumper received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold's protein-structure prediction.
- Formed in April 2023 by merging DeepMind with Google Brain, consolidating Alphabet's AI research.
- Gemini is closed-weights and integrated across Google products; DeepMind also releases open-weight 'Gemma' models.
Frequently asked
- When was Google DeepMind founded?
- Google DeepMind was founded in 2010, by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, Mustafa Suleyman. It is headquartered in London, UK.
- What are Google DeepMind's main AI models?
- Google DeepMind's notable models include Gemini 1.0, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 3. Gemini frontier models plus scientific breakthroughs (AlphaGo, AlphaFold); research arm of Alphabet.
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