# Arthur Mensch: portfolio, investments and team

> Arthur Mensch is a vc firm. 3 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-mensch (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Arthur Mensch

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series C

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**100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **13** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$41M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Arthur Mensch highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 67% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Enact Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/enact-intelligence)** Pre-seed · CH · Google News search **$30M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$300M** With 18 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Mirelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirelo)** Seed · DE · TechCrunch **$41M** With 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series C

Median round joined **$41M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Pre-seed *1*
- Seed *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2
- [Thomas Wolf](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-wolf) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Arthur Mensch. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Thomas Wolf** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-wolf)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Arthur Mensch put money into.

[**Etched** $300M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)[**Mirelo** $41M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirelo)

## On podcasts

5 episodes naming Arthur Mensch in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 20 Nov 2025 · 1h 5m Why data is the biggest AI bottleneck (feat. Arthur Mensch of Mistral AI) | E2212 Mentions [Arthur Mensch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-mensch)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 21 Mar 2025 · 55 min Jensen Huang and Arthur Mensch on Winning the Global AI Race Mentions [Arthur Mensch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-mensch) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 24 May 2024 · 22 min 20VC: OpenAI's Sam Altman, Mistral's Arthur Mensch and more discuss: Will Foundation Models Be Commoditised | Which Startups Are Threatened vs Enabled by OpenAI | Is the Value in the Infrastructure or Application Layer? Mentions [Arthur Mensch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-mensch)[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[Des Traynor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/des-traynor) *+7* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 29 Apr 2024 · 50 min 20VC: Mistral's Arthur Mensch: Are Foundation Models Commoditising | How Do We Solve the Problem of Compute | Is There Value in the Application Layer | Open vs Closed: Who Wins and Mistral's Position Mentions [Arthur Mensch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-mensch)[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) 9 Nov 2023 · 33 min Mistral 7B and the Open Source Revolution With Arthur Mensch, CEO Mistral AI Mentions [Arthur Mensch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-mensch)[Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 23 Mar 2026 · 1h 38m Four CEOs on the Future of AI: CoreWeave, Perplexity, Mistral, and IREN Apple PodcastsShow page
- [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) 11 Jan 2024 · 19 min A No Priors clip show: the best of 2023 Apple Podcasts
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 11 Dec 2023 · 35 min Safety in Numbers: Keeping AI Open Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 5 Oct 2023 · 33 min Stripe’s John Collison on launching his $50bn business at the age of 19, Sifted Summit special Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Arthur Mensch

### What does Arthur Mensch invest in?

Arthur Mensch invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Arthur Mensch?

3 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Arthur Mensch invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Enact Intelligence (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Etched (Series C, Jun 2026) and Mirelo (Seed, Dec 2025).

### How big are Arthur Mensch's cheques?

The median round it joins is $41M.

### Is Arthur Mensch investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Arthur Mensch invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together) and Thomas Wolf (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Arthur Mensch?

Arthur Mensch is a VC firm.

### Where does this information on Arthur Mensch come from?

From 18 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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