Mistral, a French AI startup with a $6 billion valuation, is gaining recognition in the AI landscape, especially in Europe. Its co-founder CEO, Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve, has been instrumental in its founding and growth, influencing key investments. Before Mistral's inception, he envisioned an AI non-profit but shifted focus upon meeting the co-founders. His efforts in securing significant backing, including Lightspeed's involvement, have been crucial. Bloomberg highlights how Samuelian-Werve's foresight in the AI sector was pivotal even before major innovations like ChatGPT emerged.
"Samuelian-Werve saw the AI boom coming before the release of ChatGPT. He first reached out to Xavier Niel to create an AI non-profit but pivoted to Mistral."
"Bloomberg noted that while Arthur Mensch is the public face of Mistral, Samuelian-Werve's contributions were critical to its impressive $6 billion valuation."
Collection
[
|
...
]