Samsung is said to weigh a €1B Mistral investment at a €20B valuation
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-07-22
- Reuters reports that Samsung is in talks to invest about €1B in Mistral at a €20B valuation.
- That would be close to doubling Mistral’s previous €11.7B valuation.
- The reported rationale is strategic: Samsung could contribute memory chips, devices, manufacturing scale, and access to billions of users, while Mistral offers models that governments can run with more control over data and infrastructure.
- The deal would also fit a broader European push for more control over AI infrastructure after dependence on American providers became more visible.
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