Kima Ventures
Paris, France · Venture CapitalHigh-volume seed investor accelerating founders through the critical first hires and pilots.
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Mistral AI
Open and commercial large language models built in Europe for developers and enterprises.
FranceParisGrowthAIInfrastructure
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Growth
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