If you don't know, Mistral AI's models are actually used a lot by the French tech ecosystem, even by small businesses
Local media, and politics, treat them as untouchable, a true openAI competitor ,and French devs are convinced they’re using the absolute best AI on Earth
Maybe that's also true in other parts of EU. In this context, $3B make sense I guess.
Today marks a major step for Mistral: we’re announcing a €3B Series D, the largest equity round ever raised by a European tech company, just three years after launch.