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August 9, 2023

Build-a-bot workshop: deepset.ai raises $30m for personalised AI models

The Berlin-based startup gives users the tools to build custom-made applications based on large-language models

Enthusiasm for large language models (LLMs) is showing no sign of losing pace: German open source startup deepset.ai has today raised $30m in funding to continue expanding its product, which gives enterprise customers the tools to build their own search applications with LLMs.

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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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