Mistral raises €3B

What changed

Company Mistral raises €3B to make sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier Mistral today announced that it has raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion, the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company, three years after the company's launch. Samsung Electronics led the round, joined by co-leads Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, and existing investor PSG Equity. The round will significantly expand Mistral's frontier research, which is the foundation underpinning its infrastructure, products and sovereignty.

Why it matters

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How it compares

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