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Mistral secures $830 million in debt financing to fund AI data center
Mistral is one of the few European startups building foundational AI models.

TL;DR
- Mistral AI secured $830 million in debt financing for a new data center.
- The data center will be powered by 13,800 Nvidia GB300 GPUs, totaling 44 MW capacity.
- The facility will support AI model training and inference services.
- Mistral aims for 200 MW of capacity across Europe by the end of 2027.
- The company's CEO, Arthur Mensch, highlighted the importance of European AI innovation and autonomy.
- The transaction was supported by seven global banks.
- Mistral, founded in 2023, is a European startup building foundational AI models.