# Mistral AI: valuation, funding, and the secondary tape

## The short version

- Claimed valuation: $24.00B.
- New-money stake: 14.5%.

| instrument | value | as of | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claimed valuation | $24.00B |  | [source](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/08/mistral-ai-funding-valuation-samsung.html) |
| Claimed ARR | $400.00M |  | [source](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/08/mistral-ai-funding-valuation-samsung.html) |
| Napkin: new-money stake | 14.5% ($3.48B of $24.00B) | 2026-09-08 | [source](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/08/mistral-ai-funding-valuation-samsung.html) |


## Recent milestones

- 2026-10-01 - [In a September 29 CNBC interview, Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch said the U.S. AI-safety debate was being used to cover competitors’ “negligence.](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/mistral-ai-safety-openai-anthropic.html)
- 2026-09-24 - [Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch said the company plans to launch a new AI model within the coming weeks. He also suggested introducing state gu](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/09/24/arthur-mensch-ceo-of-french-start-up-mistral-ai-ai-is-software-it-can-be-controlled_6757890_19.html?srsltid=AU7gw4VpNcqPqpSwTHvYJ9jkZh8X7mQTPVFAZPBre3NsUP65_GcqvH4l)
- 2026-09-24 - [Mistral participated in Clastix’s €2.9 million seed funding round alongside VERTIS SGR. Clastix will use the financing to expand kMetal, its](https://techstartups.com/2026/09/24/startup-funding-news-today-september-24-2026-50skills-byteask-pilgrim-kasvu-therapeutics-puxi-optoelectronics-more/)

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*Derived from the SOMEN graph at render time. The arithmetic cannot lobby you.*