Former French digital minister and advisory cofounder of buzzy AI company Mistral Cédric O has launched a new edtech startup called The Marshmallow Project, according to publicly-available company creation documents. The news was first reported by French business media L’Informé.
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November 15, 2024
Mistral cofounder and former tech minister Cédric O nearing €10m seed deal for new AI edtech startup
The deal includes participation from global investor General Catalyst and London-based VC Balderton
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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