Samsung led the €3 billion round that doubled Mistral's valuation.
Mistral, the Paris lab behind open French AI models, closed a Series D round on Tuesday. Samsung led it, lifting the valuation to over €21 billion from €11.7 billion last year. It is the largest equity raise by a European tech company, and pays for data centres.
Why it mattersMistral is the main non-American option for European firms that must keep data at home. More money here means more competition, and cheaper open models you can run yourself.
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