# ASML Becomes Mistral AI's Largest Shareholder in €1.7B European AI Bet

*2026-05-30 02:03 UTC · Business · 1 min read*

> ASML led a €1.7B round in Mistral AI, taking an ~11% stake to become the largest shareholder at a ~€14B valuation.

Dutch chip-equipment giant ASML led a €1.7 billion (about $2 billion) funding round in French startup Mistral AI, taking a roughly 11% stake to become the company's largest shareholder. The round values Europe's flagship AI lab at around €11.7 billion (about $14 billion).

The deal links Europe's most valuable tech company — ASML, the sole maker of the advanced EUV lithography machines that print the world's leading-edge chips — to the continent's top AI developer. Mistral, founded in 2023, competes with OpenAI and Anthropic and is known for its open-weight models.

Why it matters: it is one of the largest AI funding rounds in European history and an explicit bid for technological sovereignty, aimed at reducing the region's dependence on U.S. AI giants.

## Sources

- [mistral.ai](https://mistral.ai/news)
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/technology/)

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