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Morning Edition · Wednesday, September 9, 2026Published at 2:20 AM EDT · New York
Mistral Raises 3 Billion Euros at a Valuation Above 21 Billion, Led by Samsung
The round nearly doubles the French lab's valuation in a year and brings BlackRock funds, Advent and the Luxembourg state onto the register.
Mistral closed a Series D of 3 billion euros at a valuation above 21 billion euros, France 24 reported, with the company describing it as the largest European technology fundraising to date. Samsung Electronics led, joined as co-leads by th…
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