Mistral AI, France’s Startup Darling, Takes Aim at the US Market

France’s Mistral AI launched in early 2023 as a European rival to OpenAI, building generative artificial intelligence tools tailored for the continent. Now Mistral is going after OpenAI’s home turf.

In May, the Parisian startup hired Marjorie Janiewicz, the former chief revenue officer of Foursquare, as its first US general manager. In an interview, she said the startup is “gaining momentum” with its US business and plans to hire more staff. According to Janiewicz, some traction is coming from businesses looking for alternatives to the AI models and services from large providers like OpenAI and Google. “They do not want to be forced into an AI ...