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Billionaire Gen Zer dropped out of high school to launch his start-up at 17—now he’s the richest self-made 25-year-old in the U.K and all of Europe
One Gen Z high school dropout with two tech businesses to his name has just become Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire following a breakout investing round—before even turning 30. James Dacombe, the 25-year-old serial entrepreneur behind AI chipmaker Olix and brain monitoring startup CoMind, just hit a personal net worth of over $1 billion.
TL;DR
- James Dacombe, 25, is Europe's youngest self-made billionaire.
- He is the founder of AI chipmaker Olix and brain monitoring startup CoMind.
- Olix recently raised $312 million, valuing the company at $3.3 billion, increasing Dacombe's net worth.
- Dacombe owns a 30% stake in Olix and a 12% stake in CoMind.
- He dropped out of high school at 17 to found CoMind.
- Dacombe received the Thiel Fellowship, which provides funding to entrepreneurs to skip college.
- Gen Z is increasingly becoming self-made billionaires through tech ventures.
- The AI sector, in particular, has seen a surge in new billionaires.