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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.

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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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  1. 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.

    2 reports
  2. 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…

    8 reports

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3 36氪 en 2026-09-07 22:24

Mistral has completed a 3 billion euro Series D financing round, with a post-money valuation exceeding 21 billion euros. - 36Kr

Mistral 已完成价值 30 亿欧元的 D 轮融资,投后估值超过 210 亿欧元。此次融资由多家机构参与,标志着该人工智能初创公司在技术商业化道路上取得重要进展。目前 Mistral 正利用这笔资金加速其大模型产品的全球推广与生态建设,旨在巩固其在开源及闭源模型领域的领先地位。

D DoNews·快讯 zh 2026-09-08 08:00

Mistral AI完成30亿欧元D轮融资,创欧洲科技公司纪录

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。

科创板日报 zh 2026-09-08 08:00

①Mistral AI完成30亿欧元D轮融资,估值升至210亿欧元(约240亿美元); ②公司将利用这笔资金进一步建设基础设施,包括自建数据中心以及租用算力资源。

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 …

I IT之家 zh 2026-09-08 13:39

Mistral AI 完成 30 亿欧元 D 轮融资:投后估值超 210 亿欧元,三星电子领投

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。

T The Decoder en 2026-09-08 15:45

Mistral AI raises 3 billion euros in Europe's largest-ever tech funding round despite lagging behind rivals

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。

T The Register en 2026-09-08 20:45

Mistral bags €3B to build Europe's sovereign AI champion

巴黎人工智能公司 Mistral 完成 D 轮融资,筹集资金 30 亿欧元,投后估值超 210 亿欧元。该轮融资由三星电子、欧盟支持的 Scaleup Europe 基金及现有投资者 PSG Equity 联合领投,ASML、Nvidia 和 Andreessen Horowitz 参与投资。Mistral 以此成为欧洲科技公司历史上最大规模的股权融资轮次,其定位是主权替代方案,旨在帮助组织与政府在不丧失基础设施控制权的前提下利用人工智能。尽管在全球范围内规模远小于 OpenAI,但 Mistral 凭借 Airbus 等客户及地缘政治背景下的欧洲需求增长迅速。