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- Mistral seeks $10bn valuation in next funding round
August 3, 2025
Mistral seeks $10bn valuation in next funding round
The French AI startup is reportedly in talks to raise up to $1bn in fresh funding
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August 2, 2025
Deeptech VC Michael Jackson: ‘LinkedIn bans me twice a year’
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By Éanna Kelly - Cambridge Innovation Capital commits £100m to spinouts, launches EIR programme
August 1, 2025
Cambridge Innovation Capital commits £100m to spinouts, launches EIR programme
The Cambridge-based VC is aiming to get more research out of the lab and into the market
By Tom Nugent - Will Apple buy Mistral?Artificial intelligenceAnalysis
August 1, 2025
Will Apple buy Mistral?
Rumours over the French AI darling’s future have spread in recent weeks
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The European VCs hiring in summer 2025
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By Jeannette zu Fürstenberg and Robin Dechant - Flo Health settles multi-billion dollar Meta data privacy lawsuitFemtechNews
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By Martin Coulter - OpenAI and UK startup Nscale launch European ‘Stargate’ in Norway
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By Kai Nicol-Schwarz - Klarna reboots US IPO plans for September, reports sayFintechNews
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