French AI startup Mistral is set to announce a €3bn Series D round led by Samsung, with participation from Nvidia, ASML and the European Union’s Scaleup Fund, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal.
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Exclusive: Samsung, Nvidia, ASML and Scaleup Fund back Mistral in €3bn fundraise
Several other smaller ticket investors have also joined the round
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Freya Pratty
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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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