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Mistral boss and Yann LeCun back Swiss robotics startup Enact in $30M pre-seed round
Enact Intelligence raised $30M in a pre-seed round backed by Arthur Mensch and Yann LeCun
Key points
- Enact Intelligence has emerged from stealth with $30 million in pre-seed funding.
- The startup is backed by Mistral boss Arthur Mensch and former Meta AI chief scientist Yann LeCun.
- The company is building technology that enables general purpose robots to manipulate objects.
Why it matters. The high pre-seed funding amount reflects a trend of investors continuing to invest heavily in robotics.
Swiss robotics startup Enact Intelligence has emerged from stealth with a $30 million pre-seed funding round. The company is backed by Mistral boss Arthur Mensch and former Meta AI chief scientist Yann LeCun. Enact Intelligence is developing underlying technology to enable general purpose robots to manipulate objects.
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Mistral boss and Yann LeCun back Swiss robotics startup Enact in $30M pre-seed round
Swiss robotics startup Enact Intelligence has today emerged out of stealth, with a $30m pre-seed round and backing from two heavyweights from the French AI ecosystem, Mistral boss Arthur Mensch and Me... Swiss robotics startup Enact Intelligence has today emerged out of stealth, with a $30m pre-seed round and backing from two heavyweights from the French AI ecosystem, Mistral boss Arthur Mensch and Meta's former AI chief scientist Yann LeCun.The $30m funding is high for a pre-seed funding round and comes as investors continue to invest heavily in robotics. Enact is building the underlying technology for general purpose robots.It says it’s developing tech that enables robots to manipulate objects….
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