Mistral AI is a French artificial intelligence company founded in 2023 by former executives from DeepMind and Meta. It specializes in developing both open-source and proprietary large language models, offering AI services tailored to diverse enterprise applications. The company is recognized for its chatbot "Le Chat," available on iOS and Android, and its models are noted for outperforming competitors despite their smaller size. Mistral AI aims to provide a European alternative to major U.S. AI players, positioning itself as a leader in the AI domain.
Leadership & Board
Key Executives
Co-Founder & CEOArthur Mensch
Co-Founder & Chief ScientistGuillaume Lample
Co-Founder & CTOTimothee Lacroix
Co-founderCharles Gorintin
Current Number of Employees1,505
Current LinkedIn Followers698,000
Latest Estimated Valuation
Estimated Valuation$10B
Estimated Valuation$10B
Total Amount Raised$9B
Total Amount Raised$9B
Total Funding Rounds5
Total Funding Rounds5
Latest Funding Amount$1B
Latest Funding Amount$1B
Latest Funding RoundInvestment
Latest Funding RoundInvestment
Post-Money Valuation$10B
Post-Money Valuation$10B
Employee Trend
Mistral AI had 1,505 employees as of August 3, 2026. The number of employees increased by 17 (1.14%) week-over-week.
1,505Latest Employee Count
17(1.14%)Week-Over-Week Change
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Social Trend
Mistral AI had 698,000 followers as of August 3, 2026. The number of followers increased by 3K (0.48%) week-over-week.
698,000Latest Followers Count
3K(0.48%)Week-Over-Week Change
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