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Mistral raises record EUR 3 billion Series D led by Samsung at EUR 21 billion valuation

French AI lab Mistral raised EUR 3 billion in a Series D round led by Samsung Electronics, with EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund, PSG Equity, Advent, BlackRock funds and Luxembourg joining, reaching a post-money valuation over EUR 21 billion, Europe's largest tech equity round.

Verified Mistral AI press release, 8 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish how the capital will be allocated between compute, staffing or international expansion, nor any change to Mistral's ownership or governance structure.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Capital raise only; no change to ownership, governance or control stated. European Sovereignty Index

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