The past decades have seen French talent leaking by the bucketload to the US, tempted by Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge companies and the eye-watering salaries they offer. But now the beginning of a counter-trend has started to emerge — with French techies returning home to launch startups — and few companies embody this as well as Paris-based AI startup Dust.
Interview
July 10, 2024
GenAI startup Dust’s founders on raising €15m, leaving Silicon Valley and launching in Paris
The company's founders, who came from the ranks of Stripe and OpenAI, say Paris is the next place to be for AI startups
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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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