Mistral raises €3B at €21B valuation as sovereign AI becomes big business
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-09-08
French AI lab Mistral has raised a €3B Series D at a €21B valuation, led by Samsung, Scaleup Europe and PSG Equity — the largest equity round ever by a European tech company, underscoring how sovereign AI is becoming big business.
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