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Open-source AI developer Mistral closes €3B funding round

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French artificial intelligence lab Mistral AI SAS today announced that it has raised €3 billion, or about $3.49 billion, in funding. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. led the investment. It was joined by more than two dozen other backers including Salesforce Ventures, Nvidia Corp. and ASML Holdings NV,…

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  1. 2026-09-08 20:36 · SiliconANGLE AI
    Open-source AI developer Mistral closes €3B funding round

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