Mistral AI raises 385 mln euros in second round in seven months
The Hindu
Mistral AI, a French AI company., raised $414M in its 2nd funding round, led by investors such as Andreessen-Horowitz & LightSpeed Ventures. Valued at $2B, the company launched Mixtral 8x7B, an open model to rival OpenAI & Google's AI platforms.
French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI said on Monday it had raised 385 million euros ($414.41 million) in its second funding round in seven months, led by investors such as Andreessen-Horowitz and LightSpeed Ventures.
While the company did not disclose its valuation, a source familiar with the matter put it at 2 billion euros - an amount that would put the French startup among the top AI companies in the world.
Paris-based Mistral AI, founded by former Meta and Google AI researchers, had in June raised 105 million euros just a month after being set up.
The company also launched Mixtral 8x7B, an open model that seeks to be Europe's answer to AI platforms such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard. The Mistral AI platform is available in beta access and will be operational by early 2024.
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Mistral had been lobbying to make changes to the EU AI Act, that is in the process of becoming a law, and had got the support of the French government.
It has not yet commented on the deal on AI legislation reached on Friday.
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