Daily News – 17 February 2026
About this episode
Mistral AI acquires Koyeb for cloud infrastructure; Black Forest Labs attracts global investments; SatVu raises €34M for space constellation. Flash on NANDO and ASTRA. This episode's main theme is Acquisitions and Investments. Central thesis: Mistral AI acquires Koyeb and SatVu raises significant funds. What do we cover specifically? Mistral AI is an artificial intelligence company that recently acquired Koyeb, a startup specialized in cloud infrastructure. Black Forest Labs has attracted global investments, while SatVu raised 34 million euros to develop a space constellation. European Perspective: These operations highlight Europe's growing importance in technology and space sectors, attracting significant investments and promoting innovation. Strategic Implications: Expansion of infrastructure capabilities and attraction of investment in the technology sector. Key Players: Mistral AI, Koyeb, Black Forest Labs, SatVu.
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Startups mentioned
Black Forest Labs
Black Forest Labs builds the FLUX family of image and video generation models: founded by Stable Diffusion's original researchers, it's worth $3.25B after just two years.
Mistral AI
Parisian startup that has built a complete enterprise AI platform — models, applications, sovereign deployment and compute — now partnering with Microsoft on a multibillion infrastructure agreement for global distribution of its models.
SatVu
SatVu has developed and launched HotSat, a microsatellite constellation with ultra-high-resolution thermal sensors that can measure heat emissions from individual buildings and infrastructure from orbit, enabling applications in energy efficiency, climate compliance and security.
Why they matter
Espansione delle capacità infrastrutturali e attrazione di investimenti nel settore tecnologico.