# Mistral AI funding: rounds and investors

> Mistral AI has raised $7.5B across 4 rounds since 2025. Investors include Bpifrance, Samsung Electronics and ASML. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

France · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Mistral AI*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 33 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AI Big Data & Analytics Cloud Construction

Raised 2 months ago Valuation: $13B, Mar 2026

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$7.5B** raised across 4 rounds since 2025, from 13 sources

**$2.0B** Series C **$830M** Debt **$1.2B** Round **$3.5B** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $3.5B Sept 2026
- **Led by:** Samsung Electronics
- **Step-up i:** 3×
- **Investors:** 33 (2 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026

**$2.0B** Series C

**$830M** Debt

**$1.2B** Round

**$3.5B** Series D

- **First round:** Series C, $2.0B
- **Biggest round:** $3.5B
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 3 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Series D **$3.5B** *14 new* *10 returning* [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) Lead [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) [Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international) [Providence Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2) [Korelya Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korelya-capital) [Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scaleup-europe-fund) [Hillspire](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hillspire-llc) [ASML](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asml) [Carmignac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carmignac) [BNP Paribas CIB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas-cib) [Belfius](https://millionrounds.com/fund/belfius) [EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-managed-scaleup-europe-fund) [Grand Duchy of Luxembourg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grand-duchy-of-luxembourg) [Phoenix Court's Solar fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-court-s-solar-fund) Reported by Samsung Catalyst Fund and 3 others
- **Jun 2026** Round **$1.2B** *4 new* [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) [Santander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander) [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) [EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-s-scaleup-europe-fund) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other
- **Mar 2026** Debt **$830M** *6 new* *1 returning* [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) [Crédit Agricole](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-agricole) [Sakana AI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg) [Natixis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/natixis) [La Banque Postale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/la-banque-postale) Reported by Firms' own news pages and 3 others
- **Sept 2025** Series C **$2.0B** *9 new* [ASML](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asml) Lead [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Reported by Crunchbase News and 2 others

## Founders and team

From Mistral AI's own website: 3 founders.

**Arthur Mensch** Co-founder and CEO.

**Guillaume Lample** Co-founder and Chief Science Officer.

**Timothee Lacroix** Co-founder and CTO.

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series C** 2025 **Debt** 2026 **Round** 2026 **Series D** 2026 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) L [ASML](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asml) L [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global)

## Everyone who backed them

[Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government **3** rounds

[Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) Growth equity **2** rounds, led 1

[ASML](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asml) Corporate VC **2** rounds, led 1

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **2** rounds

[General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **2** rounds

[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) VC firm **2** rounds

[NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **2** rounds

[DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Private equity **2** rounds

[Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round

[BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) VC firm **1** round

[HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) Growth equity **1** round

[Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) Private equity **1** round

[Santander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander) VC firm **1** round

[Crédit Agricole](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-agricole) VC firm **1** round

[Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international) Private equity **1** round

[Providence Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2) Private equity **1** round

[Korelya Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korelya-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Sakana AI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg) Growth equity **1** round

[Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scaleup-europe-fund) Growth equity **1** round

[Natixis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/natixis) Corporate VC **1** round

[EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-s-scaleup-europe-fund) Growth equity **1** round

[Hillspire](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hillspire-llc) Family office **1** round

[Carmignac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carmignac) Growth equity **1** round

[Belfius](https://millionrounds.com/fund/belfius) Growth equity **1** round

[BNP Paribas CIB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas-cib) Growth equity **1** round

[EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-managed-scaleup-europe-fund) Growth equity **1** round

[Grand Duchy of Luxembourg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grand-duchy-of-luxembourg) Growth equity **1** round

[La Banque Postale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/la-banque-postale) VC firm **1** round

[Phoenix Court's Solar fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-court-s-solar-fund) Growth equity **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=mistral-ai).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 16 firms list Mistral AI as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Motier Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motier-ventures) Family office Per its own site

[Conviction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction-4) VC firm Per its own site

[Avra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avra) VC firm Per its own site

[Dedicated VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dedicated) VC firm Per its own site

[Factorial Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/factorial-funds) VC firm Per its own site

[Knuru Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knuru-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[PUSH VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/push-vc) VC firm Per its own site

[Valkyrie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valkyrie-2) VC firm Per its own site

[Digital Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-invest-2) Family office Per its own site

[Frontive Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontive-services) Incubator Per its own site

[Integra Groupe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/integra-groupe) VC firm Per its own site

[ODC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odc-ventures) Family office Per its own site

[Pentagram Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pentagram-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Rigby Technology Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rigby-technology-investments) Growth equity Per its own site

[Snaw Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snaw-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Mistral AI

### Who invested in Mistral AI?

Mistral AI's investors include Bpifrance, Samsung Electronics, ASML, Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst, and 28 more on record. Samsung Electronics led its latest round.

### How much has Mistral AI raised?

Mistral AI has raised $7.5B across 4 rounds since 2025.

### When did Mistral AI last raise?

Mistral AI's most recent round was a Series D of $3.5B in Sept 2026, led by Samsung Electronics.

### What was Mistral AI's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.5B in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Mistral AI first?

Mistral AI's first round on record, in Sept 2025, was backed by ASML, Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst and 6 others.

### What stage is Mistral AI at?

Mistral AI's latest named round is a Series D, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Mistral AI based?

Mistral AI is based in France.

### Who led Mistral AI's rounds?

ASML led the Series C in 2025; Samsung Electronics led the Series D in 2026.

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