French AI model developer Mistral AI has raised $830m in debt funding to increase capacity in its first data centre, as the startup accelerates efforts to build out infrastructure in Europe.
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March 30, 2026
Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out
French startup to acquire 13.8k Nvidia GPUs for its first data centre in the south of Paris
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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