Matthieu Bienvenu, directeur du développement commercial international chez Nebius – 29/06

June 29, 2026

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Here is a summary of the podcast episode with Matthieu Bienvenu, Director of International Business Development at Nebius.

Nebius is a Nasdaq-listed company, headquartered in the Netherlands, that provides dedicated AI computing infrastructure. The company is making a major push into France, announcing a massive data center project in Béthune, in the north of the country. This facility, which will be the company’s second in France after a smaller site in the Île-de-France region, is designed to reach 240 megawatts of power capacity, representing an investment of €8 billion. The first phase is expected to be operational by the end of this year, with full completion targeted for the end of 2027.

Why Béthune and Why Now

The choice of Béthune is strategic. France is a key market for Nebius because of its vibrant AI ecosystem, which includes prominent startups like Mistral. Being physically close to these clients is critical for performance. In AI, both training and inference (the actual use of models by end users) require low latency, meaning the computing power needs to be near the users. The company already operates sites in Finland and England, but France offers a strong concentration of potential customers.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:05) **Introduction: Nebius and the Béthune AI Data Center** - The host introduces Nebius, a company building a massive AI data center in Béthune, France, and guest Matthieu Bienvenu, Director of International Business Development.
2 (01:00) **What is Nebius?** - Bienvenu defines Nebius as a Nasdaq-listed global provider of dedicated AI infrastructure, founded less than two years ago.
3 (02:06) **Scale and Timeline of the Béthune Data Center** - Clarifies this is Nebius's second French site, but much larger (240 MW vs. 10 MW), and will be operated directly.
4 (02:53) **Demand and Client Interest** - There is already strong demand from clients like Mistral AI, with a market where demand exceeds supply.
5 (03:36) **Why Béthune and France?** - France is a strategic market due to its vibrant AI ecosystem and the need to be close to users for low latency in both training and inference.
6 (05:08) **Partnership with H Company (Ami Labs)** - Nebius announced a partnership with Yann LeCun's startup, H Company, to strengthen the European AI ecosystem.
7 (06:00) **How AI Infrastructure Contracts Work** - Clients specify their needs for power (in megawatts), server types, storage, and network, similar to traditional cloud contracts.

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Show Notes

Matthieu Bienvenu, directeur du développement commercial international chez Nebius, était l'invité de Frédéric Simottel dans Tech & Co, la quotidienne, ce lundi 29 juin. Il s'est penché sur le plus puissant datacenter dédié à l’IA en Europe, que Nebius allumera à Béthune, sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au jeudi et réécoutez-la en podcast.