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Moonshot AI said to near $50bn valuation pre-IPO round, plans Hong Kong listing
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Moonshot AI is reported to have completed, or to be about to complete, the final private funding round before its IPO at a valuation of about $50 billion, and to plan a Hong Kong listing in the first quarter of next year. The reports, all citing unnamed people, say the IPO would raise up to $5 billion and that the company's annual recurring revenue is $1 billion. IT Home also reported that regulators have opened data security investigations into DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, with the effect on the IPO timetable unclear.
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Moonshot AI is reported to have completed, or to be about to complete, the final private funding round before its initial public offering, at a valuation of about $50 billion, and to plan a listing in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year. CLS said the round was about to be completed, while IT Home and 36Kr said it had been completed. All three attributed the information to unnamed people. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
IT Home, citing people, reported that the company had begun preparing investor soundings, with preliminary intention meetings possible as early as this month to gauge capital market appetite. It said the IPO plan caps fundraising at $5 billion, and that Bank of America has been appointed overall coordinator, with CICC, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs among the sponsors. The company has filed confidentially with the Hong Kong stock exchange, the report said. [ 2 ]
The reported valuation is well above the company's previous round: IT Home said the summer round put Moonshot AI at $31.5 billion. Annual recurring revenue is $1 billion and is expected to reach $2 billion by December, according to people cited by IT Home, which noted that Bloomberg had reported ARR of $300 million in June. [ 2 ]
IT Home also cited The Information as reporting that regulators have opened data security investigations into DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, bringing stricter regulation to the domestic AI industry. It said it was not yet clear how the change in the regulatory environment would affect the company's valuation or the IPO timetable, and that concerns over corporate governance and safety had risen. The people cited said work is still at the discussion stage and the timetable remains subject to change. [ 2 ]
Moonshot AI was founded in early 2023 by Yang Zhilin, a former Tsinghua professor who previously worked at Meta Platforms and Google; Alibaba, Tencent and 5Y Capital are among its investors, IT Home reported. Its Kimi K3 open-source model was released in July, and the report described the IPO as one of the most anticipated deals in the Hong Kong market. [ 2 ]
No official confirmation of the funding round or the listing plan appeared in the documents, and the outlets differed on whether the round was finished or still nearing completion. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
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The plans, if confirmed, would put one of China's most prominent AI developers on the Hong Kong market at a valuation far above its previous funding round, at a time when IT Home reports AI-driven share sales in the city are setting records. The reports also point to tighter data security scrutiny of domestic AI firms, which IT Home said could affect valuation and timing. All figures remain attributed to unnamed people and none of the documents cite official confirmation.
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- Moonshot AI is reported to have completed, or to be about to complete, its final pre-IPO private funding round at a valuation of about $50 billion. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The company plans to list in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year, according to the reports. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The planned IPO would raise up to $5 billion, one report said. [ 2 ]
- Its annual recurring revenue is $1 billion and is expected to reach $2 billion by December, up from $300 million in June, according to people cited by IT Home. [ 2 ]
- The previous funding round, completed in the summer, put the company at $31.5 billion, IT Home reported. [ 2 ]
- Bank of America has been appointed overall coordinator, with CICC, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs as sponsors, and the company has filed confidentially with the Hong Kong stock exchange, IT Home said. [ 2 ]
- The Information reported that regulators have opened data security investigations into DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, IT Home said. [ 2 ]
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- Whether the pre-IPO funding round has been completed or is about to be completed. CLS reported the round was about to be completed, while IT Home and 36Kr said it had been completed.
- How the reported data security investigations affect the company's valuation and IPO timetable. IT Home, citing The Information, said this is not yet clear; no other document mentions the investigations.
- The revenue figures, the $5 billion fundraising cap and the identity of the banks working on the deal. These details appear only in one document and are attributed to unnamed people.
- Whether the IPO timetable will hold. IT Home cited people as saying work is still at the discussion stage and the timetable could change.
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- CLS reports that Moonshot AI is about to complete its pre-IPO funding round at a valuation of about $50 billion and plans to list in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year. [ 1 ]
- IT Home reports the round has been completed, citing Bloomberg and unnamed people, and adds details on investor soundings, the banks and reported regulatory investigations. [ 2 ]
- 36Kr reports that the pre-IPO round is complete at a valuation of about $50 billion, citing unnamed people via Sina Finance. [ 3 ]