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August 14, 2026

ASML, Amadeus and others commit to backing Mistral’s data centre buildout

The French scaleup, which launched to build AI models, is increasingly establishing itself as a provider of cloud and compute services in Europe

French AI darling Mistral has secured backing from a host of enterprise customers to support its ambitious data centre buildout, as the company increasingly positions itself as a European neocloud. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

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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