# Mistral AI raises record €3 billion in Samsung-led funding round

https://mins.news/en/item/49396

- euronews, 2026-09-08 08:39 UTC
- Tech
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/08/mistral-ai-raises-record-3-billion-in-samsung-led-funding-round

> French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI has secured €3 billion in a funding round led by Samsung Electronics, nearly doubling its valuation to more than €21 billion. The company says the deal is the largest equity fundraising ever completed by a European technology firm.

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