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March 21, 2025

Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source

Mensch previously said Mistral was not for sale and planned to IPO

French AI darling Mistral isn’t planning to IPO anytime soon, CEO Arthur Mensch told Fortune in an interview.

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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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