来源 | 新智元 「光刻机巨头」入局AI了！ 路透独家，ASML豪掷15亿美元领投Mistral AI，将成为这家法国AI新星的最大股东。 本次C轮融资总额约20亿美元，融资完成后，Mistral AI将成为欧洲最有价值的AI公司。 这波操作，堪称欧洲科技圈的「王炸」。 这笔天价融资，将为Mistral AI的研发注入一针强心剂。 光 刻 机 巨 头 ， 看 上 了 A I 提起ASML，无人不晓。 它可是全球芯片制造的「幕后推手」，独家供应EUV（极紫外光刻机），一台售价1.8亿美元。 台积电、英特尔等顶尖芯片代工厂，全都得靠EUV生产最尖端的芯片。 这次ASML不仅砸下重金，还能拿下Mistral AI的董事会席位，堪称强强联手。 业内人士透露，这笔投资不仅是财务支持，更是欧洲科技主权的一次战略布局。 那么，ASML为何如此大手笔？答案就藏在了它的「生意经」里。 作为全球芯片制造的命脉，EUV光刻机是生产尖端芯片的「神器」，但也在不断用AI优化设备性能。 Mistral AI的数据分析和AI能力，正好能帮ASML在芯片制造的精度和效率上更进一步，从而开发更多的产品。 如今，这家唯一能与OpenAI相匹敌的 ...

Core Viewpoint - Mistral AI, a French AI startup, is set to complete a €2 billion funding round, which will elevate its valuation to €12 billion (approximately $14 billion), solidifying its position as one of Europe's most valuable tech startups [1]. Group 1: Funding and Valuation - The upcoming funding round will increase Mistral's valuation to €12 billion, reinforcing its status in the competitive AI landscape [1]. - This funding round marks the first financing since the company's valuation reached €5.8 billion in June 2024 [3]. - Mistral has previously raised over €1 billion from global investors, including prominent firms like Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst [2]. Group 2: Competitive Landscape - Mistral aims to carve out a niche in the AI sector, which is increasingly dominated by large language models from the US and China [2]. - Competitors such as OpenAI and Anthropic are also expanding their funding reserves, with Anthropic recently completing a $13 billion funding round, raising its valuation to $183 billion [3]. Group 3: Strategic Initiatives - The company is considering external capital to establish a data center in France and is in discussions with French lending institutions for debt funding to support its collaboration with NVIDIA on a new AI cloud service, Mistral Compute [3].

Core Insights - French AI startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment, raising its valuation to €12 billion (approximately $14 billion), solidifying its position as one of Europe's most valuable tech startups [1] - The company, founded in 2023 by former DeepMind and Meta researchers, is developing open-source language models and an AI chatbot named "Le Chat" for European users [1] - Mistral has raised over €1 billion from global investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and BNP Paribas, and is seeking to carve out space in a market dominated by US and Chinese language models [1] Funding and Financial Activities - Earlier this year, the company considered using external capital to establish a data center in France [2] - Mistral is also in talks for several hundred million euros in debt financing for the Mistral Compute project, a new AI cloud service developed in collaboration with NVIDIA [2] - This funding round comes as competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI are also expanding their capital reserves, with OpenAI completing a large funding round in the spring and Anthropic raising $13 billion at a valuation of $183 billion [2]

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