# Mistral

Mistral wanted to beat Anthropic. Now it’s becoming Palantir
Pro
Data
July 23, 2026
Mistral wanted to beat Anthropic. Now it’s becoming Palantir
Data exclusively seen by Sifted shows the company has made a rapid internal pivot
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Samsung in talks to back Mistral’s Series D, say reports
News
July 22, 2026
Samsung in talks to back Mistral’s Series D, say reports
Sifted previously reported that Swedish investment firm EQT is also in talks to lead or co-lead the round via the Scaleup Europe Fund
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning
Podcast
July 21, 2026
Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning
The EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund, managed by EQT, is in talks to lead or co-lead the AI darling's round
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round
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Exclusive
July 16, 2026
Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round
If the deal goes through, it could mark the €5bn superfund's first investment
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026
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Fastest-growing startups
July 9, 2026
The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026
Sifted ranks the top 50 fastest-growing startups by headcount growth across the first six months of 2026
Jonathan Sinclair and Oshin Narang
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
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Sifted data
July 8, 2026
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
Sifted Pro readership data reveals which European startups and scaleups investors, corporates and advisers were monitoring most actively in H1
Jonathan Sinclair
‘This will unveil the ground truth’: Why the Anthropic ban could benefit European AI
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Interview
June 18, 2026
‘This will unveil the ground truth’: Why the Anthropic ban could benefit European AI
Suspending access to Anthropic’s models has the potential to change the dominant narrative around AI, to Europe’s benefit, says Domyn CEO
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral CEO pitches open source AI days after Anthropic ban: ‘We exist outside of state control’
News
June 17, 2026
Mistral CEO pitches open source AI days after Anthropic ban: ‘We exist outside of state control’
Mensch reacted on social media saying the Paris-based company “got put in the spotlight in the last few days”
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
America has hit the AI kill switch. How should Europe respond?
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Explainer
June 16, 2026
America has hit the AI kill switch. How should Europe respond?
Anthropic has suspended access to its two most powerful models following an export control directive from the US government. What's next for Europe?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet, Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says
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Interview
June 16, 2026
ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says
The CEO sat down with Sifted to talk Mistral, physical AI and why M&A is an “exception”
Anne Sraders
Mistral in talks to raise at €20bn valuation, reports say
News
June 12, 2026
Mistral in talks to raise at €20bn valuation, reports say
The Paris-based company last raised equity funding less than one year ago when it secured a €1.7bn Series C
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
All the decacorns in Europe: listed
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List
June 9, 2026
All the decacorns in Europe: listed
Europe’s cohort of $10bn+ startups is growing rapidly, with companies reaching the milestone quicker than ever before
Tom Nugent
Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m
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Exclusive
June 9, 2026
Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m
An independent audit of the operation shows Mistral acquired the Austrian startup in a cash and share deal worth up to €330m
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
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List
June 5, 2026
39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
Balderton’s Built in Europe campaign might reveal which startups one of Europe’s top VCs is closely monitoring
Jonathan Sinclair
Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European tech
News
June 1, 2026
Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European tech
Built in Europe campaign aims to turn success stories into startup recruitment drive
Martin Coulter
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
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Explainer
May 28, 2026
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
The French scaleup’s new offering is focused on industrial engineering
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
Pro
Analysis
May 28, 2026
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
France’s AI darling is steadily building its infrastructure offering — is it the right move?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi
News
May 19, 2026
Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi
The move comes as competitors increasingly ‘verticalise’ their offerings with models specialised for certain sectors
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports say
News
April 23, 2026
Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports say
Musk’s AI startup xAI reportedly proposed a three-way partnership with Mistral and Cursor
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever
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Analysis
April 3, 2026
The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever
UK and German startups take the biggest spoils
Oshin Narang
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
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Analysis
March 31, 2026
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Paris-based Mistral released its first voice model last week amid intensifying competition
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out
News
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
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals
Pro
Analysis
March 24, 2026
‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals
The French startup’s CEO is advocating for a revenue-based charge to remedy copyright issues in AI
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI
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News
March 16, 2026
Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI
The first batch of AI companies chosen for Station F's new F/ai programme
Éanna Kelly

# Mistral

Mistral wanted to beat Anthropic. Now it’s becoming Palantir

Samsung in talks to back Mistral’s Series D, say reports

Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning

Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round

The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026

The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1

‘This will unveil the ground truth’: Why the Anthropic ban could benefit European AI

Mistral CEO pitches open source AI days after Anthropic ban: ‘We exist outside of state control’

America has hit the AI kill switch. How should Europe respond?

ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says

Mistral in talks to raise at €20bn valuation, reports say

All the decacorns in Europe: listed

Exclusive: Internal docs reveal Mistral valued M&A target Emmi at up to €330m

39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio

Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European tech

Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push

Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud

Mistral strikes second M&A deal in months with Austrian AI startup Emmi

Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports say

The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever

The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’

Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out

‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals

Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI