Mistral AI Secures $830 Million to Build Nvidia-Powered Data Centers Across Europe

French lab Mistral AI has raised $830 million in debt to build a new data center near Paris that will be powered by Nvidia chips. The money fuels a massive infrastructure push. The data center will be powered by 13,800 Nvidia GB300 graphics processing units (GPUs), bringing its total capacity to 44 MW. It plans to complete building the data center in Bruyères-le-Châtel and make it operational in the second quarter of 2026. Mistral aims to have 200 MW of capacity across Europe by the end of 2027. The push is about sovereignty. "Scaling our infrastructure in Europe is critical to empower our customers and to ensure AI innovation and autonomy remain at the heart of Europe," CEO Arthur Mensch declared.