Analysis

December 12, 2023

Will European AI regulation crush its hottest AI startups?

French AI startup Mistral just raised a huge Series A round from top US investors. But it could be facing an uphill battle with European regulations


This week kicked off with a bang in European tech, with the announcement that Paris-based generative AI startup Mistral AI had closed a €385m Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round is one of the largest in European tech this year. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

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

Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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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