# Mistral AI raises €1.7B at €20B valuation, eyes additional €3B from Samsung and EQT

> Europe's best-funded AI hope just got a lot richer. Paris-based Mistral has closed a 1.7 billion euro round at a 20 billion euro valuation, roughly doubling what the company was worth at its last raise. And it may not stop there: Samsung is reportedly in advanced talks to put in up to 1 billion euros, with EQT, Novo Holdings, and Santander circling a larger multibillion-euro package. The money follows real traction. Mistral says its annual recurring revenue has passed $400M, with a path it believes reaches $1B or more by the end of 2026. For a company that has positioned itself as the open, European alternative to the American giants, that growth is the argument for the valuation. The strategic subtext is hard to miss. Europe has spent years worrying about depending on US labs, and Mistral is the clearest bet that the continent can field a serious contender. A Samsung tie-up would also knit hardware and models together, exactly the kind of vertical alliance the biggest players keep chasing.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: Mistral AI · Published Sunday, August 9, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Europe's best-funded AI hope just got a lot richer. Paris-based Mistral has closed a 1.7 billion euro round at a 20 billion euro valuation, roughly doubling what the company was worth at its last raise. And it may not stop there: Samsung is reportedly in advanced talks to put in up to 1 billion euros, with EQT, Novo Holdings, and Santander circling a larger multibillion-euro package. The money follows real traction. Mistral says its annual recurring revenue has passed $400M, with a path it believes reaches $1B or more by the end of 2026. For a company that has positioned itself as the open, European alternative to the American giants, that growth is the argument for the valuation. The strategic subtext is hard to miss. Europe has spent years worrying about depending on US labs, and Mistral is the clearest bet that the continent can field a serious contender. A Samsung tie-up would also knit hardware and models together, exactly the kind of vertical alliance the biggest players keep chasing.

## Source

[Read the full story at Mistral AI](https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-ai-raises-1-7-b-to-accelerate-technological-progress-with-ai/)

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