Mistral AI
Paris company founded in 2023 building generative AI models, including open ones that can run on the customer's own infrastructure. €3B Series D in 09/2026 at over €21B valuation.
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Mistral AI builds generative models and AI tools for individuals, developers and organisations. It offers models that can also run on the customer's infrastructure and enterprise solutions with customisation. Vibe combines chat, search, document creation and coding help; the commercial model includes a free tier, individual and team subscriptions, Enterprise contracts and pay-per-use APIs. Founded in Paris in 2023 by Arthur Mensch, Guillaume Lample and Timothée Lacroix, it raised a €3B Series D led by Samsung on 08/09/2026 at a valuation above €21B post-money and reports over 125 enterprise customers in 20 countries. In 2026 it acquired Pimento, a Paris-based generative-AI advertising startup (reported on 21/09/2026 and confirmed by Mistral to AFP), and New Material, an AI product design and development studio (announced on 14/10/2026), without disclosing the prices.
The Story
Mistral AI started in Paris in 2023 with three co-founders and in three years raised over €5.6B, reaching a valuation above €21B.
Products & Services
Key Products
- Modelli di AI generativa aperti
- Vibe: chat, ricerca e codice
- Distribuzione su infrastruttura del cliente
- API a consumo e contratti Enterprise
Core Use Cases
- Running AI models on your own infrastructure
- Building applications with the APIs
- Giving AI assistants access to company data
Market & Clients
Geographic Presence
Funding & Investors
Total Funding
Latest Valuation
Funding Rounds
- 2023 - Seed: oltre €105M
Lead: Lightspeed Venture Partners - 2023 - Series A: €385M
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz - 2024 - Series B (quota equity): €468M
Lead: General Catalyst - 2025 - Series C: €1,7B
Lead: ASML - 2026 - Series D: €3B
Lead: Samsung Electronics
Key Investors
Founding Team
Founders
Key Metrics
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Sources
- Mistral AI - Legal notice — Mistral AI
- Mistral AI - Privacy Policy — Mistral AI
- Mistral AI - About — Mistral AI
- Cisco Investments - Mistral AI — Cisco Investments
- Mistral AI - Pricing — Mistral AI
- Lightspeed - Meet Europe's next great generative AI startup — Lightspeed
- Lightspeed - Building with Mistral — Lightspeed
- Tech.eu - Mistral AI confirms €385M Series A — Tech.eu
- Reuters (onvista) - Mistral sammelt Geld ein — Reuters / onvista
- TechCrunch - Microsoft made a $16 million investment in Mistral AI — TechCrunch
- General Catalyst - Tripling down on Mistral AI — General Catalyst
- Webrazzi - Mistral AI 600 milyon euro yatırım aldı — Webrazzi
- Mistral AI - raccolta di €1,7 miliardi — Mistral AI
- ASML - partnership strategica con Mistral AI — ASML
- SiliconANGLE - Mistral AI raises $830M in debt financing — SiliconANGLE
- Mistral AI - Series D da €3 miliardi — Mistral AI
- Le Monde - Mistral AI raises €3 billion — Le Monde
- Koyeb - Joining Mistral AI — Koyeb
- Mistral AI - Hallo, Deutschland! — Mistral AI
- Mistral acquires Pimento, an AI advertising startup — The Next Web
- Avec New Material, Mistral veut maîtriser le passage du modèle au produit — FrenchWeb