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Another busy day when it comes to big raises in the world of AI.

Paris-based finally secured its much talked about round that values the and competitor at $6 billion, . According to the report, Mistral AI raised $500 million in equity and $140 million in debt.

The round was led by and includes a long list of investors including , , , , 1, , , , , , , , ’s venture fund, , , , , , and 2.

The new round triples Mistral’s valuation from just last December when it raised approximately $415 million that would value the company at $2 billion, per a . That round was reportedly led by Andreessen Horowitz and included participation from General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Bpifrance.

While the company offers some of its large language models for free, the company charges customers that use an application programming interface to access its proprietary large language models.

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Mistral’s round, however, wasn’t the biggest one of the day.

AI-driven market intelligence platform raised $650 million in funding at a $4 billion valuation co-led by and , and joined by new investors, , 2, and , as well as existing investors and .

As part of the deal AlphaSense acquired expert research startup for approximately $930 million.

Last September, AlphaSense locked up a $150 million Series E led by at a $2.5 billion valuation — an increase of nearly 30% from its $100 million round at a $1.8 billion valuation in April last year.

The New York-based startup’s market intelligence and search platform — powered by AI and natural language processing — helps clients form corporate and investment strategies.

In total, the company has now raised $1.4 billion since its founding.

Related reading:

• OpenAI Competitor Mistral AI Raising At $6B Valuation — Report
• AlphaSense Hits $2.5B Valuation In Busy Day For AI Funding

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