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June 16, 2026

ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says

The CEO sat down with Sifted to talk Mistral, physical AI and why M&A is an “exception”


Anne Sraders

6 min read

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet. Courtesy of ASML

The CEO of Europe’s most valuable company, semiconductor equipment maker ASML, says his company is eyeing similar deals to the blockbuster transaction it struck with French AI darling Mistral last year.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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