---
title: "Nvidia-Backed Pigment Raises $250M to Take On Microsoft"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/nvidia-backed-pigment-raises-250m-to-take-on-microsoft-cced2825
published: 2026-10-21T18:07:08.000Z
byline: "Source: Bloomberg Tech"
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# Nvidia-Backed Pigment Raises $250M to Take On Microsoft

Source: Bloomberg Tech · Published 2026-10-21 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/nvidia-backed-pigment-raises-250m-to-take-on-microsoft-cced2825

French AI company, Pigment has raised $250 million at a $2.3 billion valuation as it aims to take on the dominance of Microsoft's Excel and PowerPoint. Co-CEO Eléonore Crespo explains why backing from Nvidia is a particular validation of the startup and how it’s looking to investors in Asia to help expand into that region. Crespo joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

## Sources

- [Read the original at Bloomberg Tech](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-21/nvidia-backed-pigment-raises-250m-to-take-on-microsoft-video)

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