Mistral AI announced it raised €600 million (≈$644 million) in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst. The one-year-old French startup’s valuation surged to €5.8 billion, up sharply from €2 billion in its prior round just six months…
Mistral AI unveiled a groundbreaking AI model on June 10, 2025, touted as “Europe’s first AI reasoning model.” The French startup said the new system employs chain-of-thought reasoning techniques – generating intermediate logical steps – to solve complex problems. This…
Mistral AI’s rise has not escaped the attention of regulators, a French finance ministry official revealed that Paris had no prior knowledge of Microsoft’s investment in Mistral, responding to concerns in Brussels that the deal might have influenced EU policy.…
Microsoft forged a multi-year partnership with Mistral AI to bring the French startup’s models to the Azure cloud – marking Microsoft’s second major AI alliance beyond OpenAI. The deal, included a minor equity stake: Microsoft invested €15 million (≈$16 million) in Mistral…