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started 10 days ago · updated 7 days ago

Part of situation: Mistral AI scaling, sovereign AI push deepens (20 clusters)

Mistral AI raises 3 billion euros in record European funding round

Mistral AI Series D funding open-weight AI Samsung Electronics European technology

Mistral AI, the French artificial intelligence startup, has secured 3 billion euros in a Series D funding round, bringing its valuation to over 21 billion euros. This transaction marks the largest equity fundraising ever completed by a European technology company.

The funding round was led by Samsung Electronics, with co-leads including the EU-supported Scaleup Europe Fund (managed by EQT) and existing investor PSG Equity. Other participants included NVIDIA, ASML, and various international venture capital firms.

Mistral plans to utilize the capital to expand its frontier AI research, scale compute capacity for training models, and build proprietary infrastructure, including dedicated data centers. The company aims to increase its directly controlled computing power by approximately 100% over the next five years to reduce dependency on third-party providers.

Strategically, Mistral focuses on open-weight models to offer technological sovereignty and data control for enterprises and governments. The company is also expanding its international footprint, targeting growth in markets such as the United States and India, while aiming for 1 billion euros in annualized revenue by 2026.

Entities

ASML · Arthur Mensch · BlackRock · EQT · Mistral · Mistral AI · Nvidia · PSG Equity · Samsung Electronics · Scaleup Europe Fund

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[● 44 SOURCES] Samsung Electronics led the Series D funding round. www.zeit.de · www.businesstimes.com.sg · www.onetz.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · +38 more
[○ 1 SOURCE] Mistral plans to treble its headcount in Singapore to expand in Southeast Asia. www.businesstimes.com.sg
[● 24 SOURCES] Mistral focuses on open-weight AI models to provide technological sovereignty. www.zeit.de · www.businesstimes.com.sg · www.onetz.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · +18 more
[● 44 SOURCES] Mistral AI's valuation has exceeded 21 billion euros. www.zeit.de · www.businesstimes.com.sg · www.onetz.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · +38 more
[● 38 SOURCES] The Series D funding round is the largest equity fundraising ever completed by a European technology company. www.zeit.de · www.businesstimes.com.sg · www.onetz.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · +32 more
[● 45 SOURCES] Mistral AI raised 3 billion euros in a Series D funding round. www.zeit.de · www.businesstimes.com.sg · www.onetz.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · +39 more
[● 3 SOURCES] Mistral aims for 1 billion euros in annualized revenue by 2026. www.biznis.ba · www.francetransactions.com · fr.themedialeader.com
[● 13 SOURCES] The funds will be used to expand Mistral’s frontier AI research, as well as scale compute capacity for training AI models. www.diepresse.com · www.infomagazine.ma · www.biznis.ba · mistral.ai · journalducoin.com · +8 more
[● 2 SOURCES] Mistral plans to treble its headcount in Singapore as it expands in South-east Asia. www.businesstimes.com.sg · www.diepresse.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Samsung will integrate Mistral’s AI services and solutions across its semiconductor operations. evertiq.pl · www.novumpr.nl

Sources

21 Milliarden Euro: Wie Mistral zu Europas KI-Hoffnung aufsteigt [www.diepresse.com]

9 days ago

Eiropas MI uzņēmums piesaista 3 miljardus eiro – kas ir Mistral AI? [notepad.lv]

7 days ago

Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein [www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de]

10 days ago

Making sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier [www.europesays.com]

8 days ago

3 milliards d’euros pour soutenir la croissance de Mistral AI [www.infomagazine.ma]

9 days ago

KI aus Europa: Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein [www.zeit.de]

10 days ago

Mistral raccoglie 3 miliardi di euro per espandere la propria infrastruttura di AI sovrana [ihal.it]

9 days ago

Mistral AI Secures Record €3 Billion Funding, Reaching €21 Billion Valuation to Challenge US Tech Giants [world-today-journal.com]

8 days ago

Mistral AI prikupio tri milijarde eura, vrijednost kompanije porasla na 21 milijardu [www.biznis.ba]

9 days ago

Samsung backs Mistral AI in $24 billion valuation round [businesselitesafrica.com]

9 days ago

AI-ul european Mistral primește 3. 5 miliarde de dolari de la investitori precum Samsung [www.connect.ro]

9 days ago

Mistral raccoglie 3 mld per espandere ricerca e infrastruttura. Samsung guida il round [www.digitalworlditalia.it]

8 days ago

Samsung wdroży AI od francuskiego Mistral do projektowania i produk. . . [evertiq.pl]

8 days ago

Mistral lève 3 milliards d’euros pour accélérer face aux géants américains de l’IA - The Media Leader FR [fr.themedialeader.com]

9 days ago

Le vent des levées de fonds souffle fort sur Mistral, désormais valorisée 21 milliards d’euros [www.francetransactions.com]

10 days ago

Mistral capta en una sola ronda seis veces más dinero que Multiverse en la suya [gananzia.com]

9 days ago

Making sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier | Mistral [mistral.ai]

10 days ago

Économie : Mistral AI lève 3 milliards d’euros pour défier les géants de l’IA [journalducoin.com]

9 days ago

Samsung and Mistral AI Announce Strategic Partnership for Intelligence-Driven Semiconductor Infrastructure [www.novumpr.nl]

9 days ago

Mistral's €3 Billion Series D: Samsung, Nvidia, and ASML Back Europe's Open-Weight AI Champion - FourWeekMBA [fourweekmba.com]

10 days ago

Mistral 資金調達 - 30億ユーロをSamsung主導で調達、評価額210億ユーロ超 [tech-noisy.com]

9 days ago

OpenAI says working with Samsung on next-generation chips, deepening cooperation [srnnews.com]

9 days ago

Magnar, legaltech de IA, levanta US$ 8 milhões e chega ao Brasil para disputar mercado [startups.com.br]

8 days ago

Mistral raises record 3 billion euros in Samsung-led round at over 21 billion euro valuation [www.businesstimes.com.sg]

10 days ago

Evropská AI špička dostala finanční injekci ve výši tří miliard eur - Seznam Zprávy [www.seznamzpravy.cz]

9 days ago

Mistral získal 3 miliardy eur a míří na špičku suverénní open-weight AI - Zdroják [zdrojak.cz]

9 days ago

Cognition hit $48bn without paying a higher multiple [thenextweb.com]

9 days ago

Pourquoi Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros auprès de Samsung, Nvidia et ASML [www.actuia.com]

9 days ago

Samsung backs Mistral at $24 billion days after French AI firm signs Côte d’Ivoire deal [africa.businessinsider.com]

9 days ago

Cognition raises $2 billion as AI coding startup hits $48 billion valuation [americanbazaaronline.com]

8 days ago

Azimut raccoglie 938 milioni ad agosto, masse a 159,4 miliardi [assodigitale.it]

9 days ago

Intelligence artificielle. Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros et dépasse les 21 milliards de valorisation [www.bienpublic.com]

10 days ago

Mistral AI annonce une levée de fonds de 3 milliards d’euros [www.blogdumoderateur.com]

9 days ago

Mistral Series D: Samsung führt die Drei-Milliarden-Runde an [www.blogspan.net]

9 days ago

Mistral AI raises €3bn in Europe's largest venture funding round [bmmagazine.co.uk]

9 days ago

Franse industriële productie daalt in juli, wat de vrees voor een recessie aanwakkert [businessam.be]

8 days ago

Mistral said it raised €3 billion in Series D funding [www.constellationr.com]

9 days ago

Mistral AI pozyskał 3 mld euro [crn.pl]

9 days ago

Mistral Raises €3 Billion in Record Round [www.devx.com]

8 days ago

Fransız yapay zekâ şirketi Mistral'ın değerlemesi 21 milyar euroya ulaştı [www.donanimhaber.com]

9 days ago

OpenAI Samsung collaboration extends to next-generation chips [www.eenewseurope.com]

8 days ago

Mistral revendique une levée record de 3 milliards d’euros pour accélérer dans l’IA souveraine [www.enerzine.com]

9 days ago

Mistral AI capta 3. 000 millones en ronda récord liderada por Samsung [es.euronews.com]

9 days ago

Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein | 08. 09. 26 [www.finanzen.at]

10 days ago

Europas größte Tech-Finanzierung geht an diesen KI-Hoffnungsträger [www.finanzen100.de]

9 days ago

Mistral AI lève un montant record de 3 milliards d'euros lors d'un tour mené par Samsung [fr.euronews.com]

9 days ago

Une levée de fonds record pour Mistral AI qui répond aux critiques [www.generation-nt.com]

9 days ago

La start-up tessinoise Jaipur Robotics lève 4,3 millions pour automatiser les usines de déchets [www.ictjournal.ch]

8 days ago

Alessandria, 19,2 milioni per digitalizzare le Pmi: il bando arriva in città [www.ilpiccolo.net]

8 days ago

IA: Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros pour se maintenir en course [information.tv5monde.com]

9 days ago

Tessiner Jaipur Robotics erhält 4,3 Millionen [www.inside-it.ch]

8 days ago

IA : Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros pour garder de l'élan [imazpress.com]

10 days ago

Europas KI-Hoffnung Mistral holt Rekordsumme [it-administrator.de]

9 days ago

Mistral haalt drie miljard euro op om Amerikaanse en Chinese rivalen bij te benen [itdaily.be]

9 days ago

IA : le français Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros et vaut 21 milliards [kulturegeek.fr]

9 days ago

AI, Mistral è la startup più promettente d’Europa [www.key4biz.it]

8 days ago

Mistral AI lève 3 milliards d'euros, sa souveraineté est questionnée [www.lejourguinee.com]

10 days ago

Francuski AI startup Mistral prikupio tri milijarde eura [lidermedia.hr]

9 days ago

Mistral: Η ευρωπαϊκή απάντηση στην τεχνητή νοημοσύνη - Στα 21 δισ. έφτασε η αξία της [www.lifo.gr]

8 days ago

Comment la start-up française ThrustMe va révolutionner la propulsion spatiale grâce à l'iode [www.lopinion.fr]

9 days ago

Cyfrowy paszport zamiast serwera w chmurze: 3 miliardy EUR dla Mistrala i nowa definicja suwerenności Europy [mamstartup.pl]

8 days ago

Ranskalainen tekoäly-yhtiö Mistral keräsi 3 miljardia euroa – arvo nousi 21 miljardiin Samsungin johtamalla kierroksella [mobiili.fi]

9 days ago

Mistral raises €3bn in record European tech funding round [www.mobileeurope.co.uk]

7 days ago

Mistral AI raises €3 billion in record European tech funding round [newsnreleases.com]

10 days ago

Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein [www.onetz.de]

10 days ago

Cognition AI entra no Brasil com Itaú e Nubank após levantar US$ 2 bi [pipelinevalor.globo.com]

9 days ago

Intelligence artificielle. Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros et dépasse les 21 milliards de valorisation [www.republicain-lorrain.fr]

10 days ago

삼성 ‘유럽의 오픈AI’에 베팅… 동맹 늘린다 [www.seoul.co.kr]

9 days ago

Mistral AI lève 3 milliards € pour armer sa stratégie de souveraineté [www.silicon.fr]

9 days ago

Mistral raises €3 billion in funding round [www.tahawultech.com]

8 days ago

Esprinet chiude un semestre record: ricavi oltre i 2 miliardi e utili in volo (+40%) [www.today.it]

7 days ago

Gli investimenti AI in Europa volano a 6 miliardi, ma il bottino se lo dividono in tre [www.tomshw.it]

9 days ago

Samsung öncülüğünde Mistral AI'ye rekor 3 milyar euro yatırım [tr.euronews.com]

9 days ago

KI aus Europa: Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein [www.volksfreund.de]

10 days ago

La pépite tricolore Mistral AI boucle la plus grosse levée de fonds jamais réalisée par une tech européenne [www.clubic.com]

9 days ago

French AI firm Mistral valued at 21 bn euros after latest funding [www.digitaljournal.com]

9 days ago

OpenAI aprofunda parceria com Samsung para desenvolver chips de IA [exame.com]

8 days ago

Mistral cierra una ronda de 3. 000 millones para desafiar desde Europa a los gigantes de la IA [www.expansion.com]

9 days ago

Business-Liveticker: VW erwägt den Verkauf von Ducati [www.faz.net]

9 days ago

Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein [www.finanzen.net]

10 days ago

Intelligence artificielle. Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros et dépasse les 21 milliards de valorisation [www.ledauphine.com]

10 days ago

Intelligence artificielle. Mistral lève 3 milliards d'euros et dépasse les 21 milliards de valorisation [www.leprogres.fr]

10 days ago

Mistral AI Raises $3. 5B At $24B Valuation In Another Record European AI Round [news.crunchbase.com]

9 days ago

Pecoraro Scanio: più fondi e investimenti pubblici per startup e giovani [www.quotidiano.net]

8 days ago

Mistral AI lève trois milliards d’euros et accélère son virage industriel [www.rfi.fr]

9 days ago

Samsung starts developing smart glasses with a color display [www.sammobile.com]

8 days ago

Open-source AI developer Mistral closes €3B funding round [siliconangle.com]

9 days ago

Devin-maker Cognition raises $2bn at $48bn valuation [www.siliconrepublic.com]

8 days ago

Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein [www.suedkurier.de]

9 days ago

Mistral raises €3bn at a €21bn valuation in Europe’s largest tech equity round [thenextweb.com]

10 days ago

Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein [www.wz.de]

10 days ago

미스트랄, 삼성전자 주도로 4조 6000억원 유치…기업가치 32조원 [zdnet.co.kr]

10 days ago

Samsung Is Reportedly in Talks to Back Mistral AI in a Potential €20 Billion Round [dev.to]

9 days ago