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# ASML to Become Top Shareholder in France’s Mistral AI With $1.5B Bet: Report
- URL: https://www.theleftshift.com/asml-to-become-top-shareholder-in-frances-mistral-ai-with-1-5b-bet-report/
- Published: 2025-09-08T05:46:09.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-08T05:46:09.000Z
- Description: The investment forms part of Mistral’s €1.7 billion Series C round, which values the firm at €10 billion.
- Author: The Left Shift Bureau
- Tags: Funding

Dutch semiconductor equipment giant **ASML** is set to become the largest shareholder in French artificial intelligence startup **Mistral AI**, committing **€1.3 billion ($1.5 billion)** to the company’s latest fundraising, sources [told](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/asml-becomes-mistral-ais-top-shareholder-after-leading-latest-funding-round-2025-09-07/?ref=theleftshift.com) *Reuters*. 

The investment forms part of Mistral’s **€1.7 billion (\~$2 billion) Series C round**, which values the firm at **€10 billion ($11.7 billion)** and cements its position as Europe’s most valuable AI company.

The deal, which is expected to give ASML a board seat, marks a rare alignment of two European technology leaders and comes as the EU pushes for greater **tech sovereignty**. 

Mistral, often described as France’s AI champion, develops large language models that compete with those from U.S. giants **OpenAI** and **Google**. Founded in 2023 by former DeepMind researcher **Arthur Mensch** and ex-Meta scientists **Timothée Lacroix** and **Guillaume Lample**, the startup has quickly emerged as a key player in the global AI race.

ASML, the world’s sole supplier of **EUV lithography machines**—vital for manufacturing advanced chips—could integrate Mistral’s AI expertise to enhance its tools and products. 

Mistral AI has rapidly grown with its ChatGPT rival *Le Chat*. The app hit 1 million downloads in two weeks and now led France’s iOS charts. Recent updates, such as deep research, multilingual reasoning, image editing, Projects, and Memories, bring it closer to full-stack AI competitors like OpenAI.