The French start-up Mistral raised three billion euros in the largest financing round in European history. This valued the company at approximately 21 billion euros and significantly strengthened its position in the global race for leadership in artificial intelligence. n-tv ↗ Tagesschau ↗
The funding round was led by investors including Samsung, Scaleup Europe Fund and PSG Equity. Other major companies also took part in the transaction, including ASML, BlackRock, Andreessen Horowitz, BNP Paribas and Bpifrance. Mistral plans to use the funds raised for research, development of new products, and building the infrastructure needed for its expansion in artificial intelligence. El Pais ↗ Der Standard ↗
The French start-up is positioning itself as an alternative to the American tech giants dominating the market. The company focuses on developing open artificial intelligence models and presents itself as a counterweight to the American industry. This financial backing represents an important step for Europe in its effort to achieve technological independence and compete with the dominant influence of American companies in the field of AI. The investment demonstrates growing investor interest in, and confidence in, European technology solutions in the field of artificial intelligence.
French company Mistral raises three billion euros to advance European artificial intelligence
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Mistral levanta 3.000 millones en la mayor ronda de la historia de una tecnológica europea
El Pais
| 08:58 08.09.
Mistral sammelte weitere drei Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein
Der Standard
| 08:10 08.09.
KI aus Europa: Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein
Tagesspiegel
| 07:01 08.09.
KI aus Europa: Mistral sammelt 3 Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein
Die Zeit
| 07:00 08.09.
Evropská AI špička dostala finanční injekci ve výši třech miliard eur
seznamzpravy.cz
| 10:55 08.09.
Mistral erhält Milliardenspritze: Europäisches Startup will US-KI-Riesen die Stirn bieten
n-tv
| 10:49 08.09.
Französisches KI-Start-up Mistral sammelt drei Milliarden Euro ein
Tagesschau
| 10:04 08.09.
Mistral sammelt drei Milliarden Euro für KI-Expansion ein
ORF
| 07:13 08.09.
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