Paris-based AI startup H, previously known as Holistic, has raised a $220m seed round to build foundational models — AI models trained on large amounts of data, similar to those developed by OpenAI in the US, Mistral in France and Aleph Alpha in Germany.
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May 21, 2024
Ex-Deepmind scientists raise $220m to launch Paris-based agentic AI startup H
The startup, previously known as Holistic, says its models will be able to solve more complex tasks
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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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