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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


Dust cofounders: Stanislas Polu (left) and . Credit: Iannis G./Rea for "Le Point"

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.

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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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