--- title: Samsung in talks to invest up to €1bn in Mistral AI at... description: Samsung is reportedly in talks to invest around €1 billion in Mistral AI as part of a ~€3 billion fundraising round that would value the French AI startup at... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-1bn-in-mistral-ai-at-20bn-valuation-jhv06okm5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Samsung in talks to invest up to €1bn in Mistral AI at €20bn valuation | daily.dev og:description: Samsung is reportedly in talks to invest around €1 billion in Mistral AI as part of a ~€3 billion fundraising round that would value the French AI startup at... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-in-talks-to-invest-up-to-1bn-in-mistral-ai-at-20bn-valuation-jhv06okm5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Jhv06Okm5.png og:image:alt: Samsung in talks to invest up to €1bn in Mistral AI at €20bn valuation og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Samsung in talks to invest up to €1bn in Mistral AI at €20bn valuation **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Samsung is reportedly in talks to invest around €1 billion in Mistral AI as part of a ~€3 billion fundraising round that would value the French AI startup at €20 billion — nearly double its valuation from less than a year ago. The round also includes EQT's Scaleup Europe fund. For Samsung, the deal extends its AI play beyond hardware into the software layer. For Mistral, Samsung's chip expertise offers a potential path toward custom silicon and reduced Nvidia dependence. Mistral's strategic value lies in its European sovereignty pitch — on-premise deployable models that keep data out of American hands — which has become more compelling since US export controls highlighted European dependence on US AI providers. Mistral's models still trail OpenAI and Anthropic on benchmarks, but the valuation reflects geopolitical and strategic positioning rather than raw model performance. ## Content Samsung is reportedly in discussions to invest around €1 billion in Mistral AI as part of a broader ~€3 billion fundraising round that would value the French startup at roughly €20 billion. That's nearly double the €11.7 billion valuation Mistral carried less than a year ago. Neither company has confirmed the talks, and Reuters first reported the discussions. The round reportedly also includes EQT's Scaleup Europe fund. For Samsung, the investment would extend its hardware position — memory chips, devices, manufacturing scale — into the AI software layer. For Mistral, Samsung brings something arguably more useful than cash: a path toward custom silicon and reduced dependence on Nvidia. Mistral already has a separate infrastructure agreement with Microsoft for distribution. A Samsung deal would add hardware depth on top of that. The valuation jump reflects something real about the European AI market right now. US export controls and foreign access restrictions have made governments nervous about depending entirely on American AI providers. Mistral's pitch — models that governments can run with more control over their own data and infrastructure — has genuine appeal in that context. Europe wants a sovereign AI option, and Mistral is the closest thing to one it has. That said, Mistral's models still trail OpenAI and Anthropic on most capability benchmarks. 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