Samsung in talks to invest in Mistral at €20bn valuation

Samsung is in talks to invest in French AI startup Mistral at a potential €20bn post-money valuation. The FT report does not disclose deal size, stake, or timeline. Mistral is already one of Europe's highest-valued AI companies; a Samsung investment would give the Korean giant a European ally at the model layer.

Why it matters: FT exclusive on Samsung in talks to invest in Mistral at a €20bn post-money valuation. A hardware giant taking a model-layer stake is a strong signal, but the article doesn't disclose the amount, stake size, or timeline, nor whether this is purely financial or tied to product ...