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September 8, 2025

Exclusive: Mistral plans to accelerate growth via M&A

A recently deleted job ad shows the Paris-based startup is planning to carry out M&A

French AI darling Mistral is actively planning to accelerate growth by acquiring other startups. 

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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

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