Nvidia-backed Pigment raises $250M to challenge Microsoft

French AI company Pigment raised $250 million at a $2.3 billion valuation, led by Scaleup Europe Fund with participation from Nvidia and others. The funding supports its push to challenge Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

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