For years, investors have been talking up Europe's potential to build valuable tech firms. Those dreams could finally be moving closer to reality.

ASML pumped 1.3 billion euros in Mistral AI's 1.7 billion-euro funding round as lead investor, gaining a 11% shareholding in the French company.

La valutazione dell’azienda francese Mistral arriva così a 11,7 miliardi di euro, rafforzandone lo status di campione europeo di Ai

ASML, the Dutch maker of semiconductor equipment, is investing about $1.5 billion in Mistral, the French A.I. start-up.

Un'alleanza europea da 1,3 miliardi per sfidare i colossi americani dell'intelligenza artificiale: Asml diventa principale azionista di Mistral AI

For years, investors have been talking up Europe's potential to build valuable tech firms. Those dreams could finally be moving closer to reality.