Open-source AI developer Mistral closes €3B funding round
Source: SiliconANGLE (opens in a new tab) · Maria Deutscher
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SiliconANGLE reports that French AI lab Mistral AI announced a €3 billion (approximately $3.49 billion) funding round. The round was led by Samsung Electronics, with participation from more than two dozen investors including Salesforce Ventures, Nvidia, and ASML Holdings.
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The massive capital infusion from leading global semiconductor, hardware, and enterprise software giants reinforces Mistral's capacity to develop and scale open foundation models, intensifying market competition against heavily funded proprietary model vendors.
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