French AI company Mistral received a $3 billion Series D financing led by Samsung, with a valuation of over 21 billion euros
Mistral AI completed its D round of financing on September 8, 2026. The funds have been allocated for cutting-edge research and infrastructure construction.
On September 8, 2026, French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI completed its D-round financing, raising 3 billion euros. After the financing, its valuation exceeded 21 billion euros. This round of funding was jointly led by Samsung Electronics, Scaleup Europe Fund, and existing investor PSG Equity, with Samsung and Scaleup Europe participating for the first time. This financing amount set a record for European technology companies, making Mistral AI the second-highest-valued private technology company in Europe and the fastest-growing enterprise. The funds will be used primarily for cutting-edge artificial intelligence research, development of large-scale models, and infrastructure construction, including building own data centers and renting computing resources. Mistral AI emphasizes that its strategic focus is shifting from simply pursuing model performance to providing reliable autonomous AI service solutions. The company aims to help businesses and governments utilize artificial intelligence technology without relying on a single supplier, thereby helping Europe narrow the AI gap with the United States.
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Mistral AI完成D轮融资,创欧洲纪录
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Mistral AI completed its D round of financing on September 8, 2026. The funds have been allocated for cutting-edge research and infrastructure construction.
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2026-09-07
Mistral AI completed a new round of financing
Samsung led Mistral AI’s D round of financing, with an amount of 3 billion euros, and the valuation exceeded 21 billion euros.
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2026-09-08
Mistral AI officially announced the details of the financing
Mistral AI completed its D round of financing, raising 3 billion euros, with a post-investment valuation of over 21 billion euros. This round was jointly led by Samsung Electronics, Scaleup Europe Fund, and PSG Equity, with Samsung and Scaleup Europe participating for the first time. This financing…
当地时间 2026 年 9 月 8 日,法国 AI 初创企业 Mistral AI 完成 D 轮 30 亿欧元融资,投后估值超 210 亿欧元。本轮融资由三星电子、Scaleup Europe Fund 和 PSG Equity 联合领投,规模创欧洲科技公司历史之最。资金将主要用于前沿人工智能研究。公司强调,当前生成式 AI 发展重心正从模型性能转向可信赖的服务交付,并依托开放权重模型、算力基建与 AI 产品提供全栈自主解决方案,助力客户摆脱单一供应商依赖。
法国人工智能公司 Mistral AI 于当地时间周二完成 D 轮融资,筹集资金 30 亿欧元,公司估值升至 210 亿欧元(约 240 亿美元)。本轮融资由 PSG Equity、韩国三星电子及欧盟支持的 Scaleup Europe Fund 共同领投,其中三星电子和 Scaleup Europe Fund 为首次参与。Mistral 首席财务官 Johan Bergqvist 表示,融资完成后 Mistral 成为欧洲估值第二高的私营科技公司,也是欧洲增长最快的企业。公司将利用资金加大模型研发投入、开展前沿研究以抗衡规模更大的竞争对手,并计划自建数据中心及租用算力资源建设基础设施。Mistral 首席执行官 Arthur Mensch 称,此举将加速公司增长并为 2027 年后进一步增长创造条件。目前 …
法国人工智能初创企业 Mistral AI 完成 D 轮融资,筹集 30 亿欧元,投后估值超 210 亿欧元。三星电子、Scaleup Europe Fund 及 PSG Equity 参与领投,此次融资规模创欧洲科技公司历史记录。资金将用于前沿研究,助力企业从模型性能转向提供可信赖的人工智能服务。Mistral AI 凭借开放权重模型、算力基础设施及产品,为客户提供全栈解决方案,保障客户无需依赖单一供应商。
Mistral AI 完成 30 亿欧元 D 轮融资,估值突破 210 亿欧元。该公司于三年前启动后,此次融资规模成为欧洲有史以来最大的科技领域投资。尽管 Mistral AI 在部分指标上落后于竞争对手,但此次融资仍显著提升了其市场地位。该轮融资由多家机构参与,标志着 Mistral AI 在欧洲人工智能领域的快速扩张。