WSJ Tech News Briefing · Tuesday, September 8, 2026
French AI startup Mistral AI has successfully raised approximately $3.5 billion in a new funding round, led by Samsung Electronics, which has boosted its valuation to over $24 billion. This funding round included existing investors like ASML Holdings and new backers, significantly increasing the company's valuation from its previous round which valued it at nearly $14 billion.
“French startup Mistral AI has completed a new funding round led by South Korea's Samsung Electronics that lifted its valuation above $24 billion.”
“The company says it has raised roughly $3.5 billion from a pool of existing investors, including Dutch equipment maker ASML Holdings, as well as new backers.”
“The announcement comes about a year after Mistral AI closed a round of funding that gave it a valuation of nearly $14 billion.”