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Moonshot AI, maker of the Kimi chatbot, is planning a Hong Kong IPO while raising $1B at an $18B val...
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Moonshot AI's $1B raise at an $18B valuation meets the cross.§D threshold and significantly updates the valuation baseline for Chinese foundation model labs.
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Moonshot AI, maker of the Kimi chatbot, is planning a Hong Kong IPO while raising $1B at an $18B valuation, a 4x surge from $4.3B just 3 months ago. 🚀 Its K2.5 model generated more revenue in 20 days than all of 2025 combined. With Chinese AI rivals already at $30-40B in public markets, Moonshot's listing signals the next wave of China's AI unicorns entering the global capital stage.
