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Moonshot AI Closes Pre-IPO Funding at $50 Billion Valuation and Targets Hong Kong Listing in Early 2027
Read this in the Market Flux appMoonshot AI, the Beijing-based Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has closed its final private funding round at a valuation of approximately $50 billion and is now targeting an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange in the first quarter of 2027, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg.
The funding closure marks the end of Moonshot's pre-IPO capital raising, positioning the company for one of the most closely watched AI listings in Asia. The company develops the Kimi family of large language models and was founded in 2023 by AI researcher Yang Zhilin. Its rapid rise in valuation underscores the intensifying global competition among Chinese AI firms and growing investor appetite for exposure to the sector.
The planned Hong Kong listing places Moonshot among a wave of Chinese AI companies seeking public market capital as domestic and international investors look to participate in China's AI expansion. The move also highlights Hong Kong's role as a preferred venue for Chinese technology listings aimed at tapping both regional and global capital.
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- WallstengineMOONSHOT AI EYES EARLY 2027 HONG KONG IPO AFTER VALUATION HITS $50B Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has completed its final private funding round at a valuation of about $50B and is preparing for a potential Hong Kong IPO in Q1 2027. The company is considering raising as much as $5B and could begin early investor meetings as soon as this month. Moonshot’s ARR is currently around $1B and is expected to reach $2B by December, up from roughly $300M in June. The company, known for its Kimi AI models, was valued at $31.5B in a previous funding round this summer. Bank of America is serving as overall coordinator for the IPO alongside CICC, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. Moonshot has reportedly already filed confidentially for the listing. Alibaba, Tencent and 5Y Capital are among its existing backers. The IPO timing could still change, with Moonshot also reportedly facing a Chinese regulatory data-security probe alongside DeepSeek. Source: Bloomberg