A former Mistral employee is seeking $80m for his new company, Genesis Robotics, which is developing an AI-powered simulation platform to train the next generation of robots.
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February 14, 2025
Ex-Mistral employee seeks $80m for stealth AI startup
A Deepmind developer describes Genesis Robotics' tech as 'absolutely insane'
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
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Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky
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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