The Paris-based open-weights lab is acquiring an Austrian startup whose models handle airflow, heat transfer, and material stress, targeting aerospace, automotive, and semiconductor customers. Terms were not disclosed.
Mistral AI, Europe’s most prominent open-source AI lab, has acquired Vienna-based Emmi AI for an undisclosed sum, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Emmi specialises in models that simulate physical phenomena, including airflow, heat transfer, and material stress, and is the company that ran what the local press described as Austria’s largest 2025 funding round, at €15m.
The deal is Mistral’s second announced acquisition of 2026, after the company purchased cloud-infrastructure firm Koyeb in February.
Chief executive Arthur Mensch’s framing for the deal sits inside a clearly defined industrial-customer thesis.The 💜 of EU techThe latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!
