Guillaume Lample
Unicorn founderCo-founder & Chief Scientist at Mistral AI
Paris, France
FoundedMistral AI$14B
About
Guillaume Lample co-founded Mistral AI in 2023 and serves as Chief Scientist, having led the LLaMA project at Meta AI — the open-weight model release that reshaped the industry's approach to model distribution. He holds a doctorate from Sorbonne and Meta AI, and drives the research behind Mistral's open-weight and frontier models.
Co-founder & Chief Scientist at Mistral AI
Intro paths
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In turn, Guillaume can intro founders to Mistral AI's investors below.
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Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026BpifranceParis, Ile-De-France · $270K checks · since 2026ConvictionSan Francisco · $1M – $25M checksDatabricks VenturesSan FranciscoEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEuropean Investment FundLuxembourgFactorial FundsSan Franciscofirstminute capitalLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksIntegra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksKorelya CapitalParisLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026Millennium New HorizonsSilicon ValleyMillennium Technology Value PartnersBelgradePUSH VenturesViennaredalpineZug · $108K – $2.2M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark City
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Co-founders at Mistral AI
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Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO
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Timothee LacroixCo-founder and CTO
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Timothée LacroixCo-founder & CTO
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Guillaume Lample work?
- Guillaume Lample is Co-founder & Chief Scientist at Mistral AI.
- What companies did Guillaume Lample found?
- Guillaume Lample founded Mistral AI.
Paths to reach Guillaume
People who overlapped with Guillaume at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at Mistral AIGuillaume: Co-founder & Chief Scientist
Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIÉcole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay · École Polytechnique · Télécom ParisTimothée LacroixCo-founder & CTO of Mistral AIJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesAiglon College · INSEAD · University of OxfordJulia AndreInvestor at Index VenturesÉcole nationale des ponts et chausséesPierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniBabson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business · University of Paris I: Panthéon-SorbonneJordan SegallPartner at Redpoint Ventures
