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Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model approaches US frontier performance, narrowing gap
Moonshot AI has introduced its latest large language model, Kimi K3, which the company claims approaches the performance of top-tier US models. The release is positioned as a direct follow-up to the i...
Moonshot AI technology announcement triggers global AI and semiconductor selloff, leverage ETFs crash
Chinese AI startup Moonshot released a new AI model, Kimi K3, triggering a sharp selloff in AI and semiconductor stocks worldwide. The Philadelphia semiconductor index entered bear market territory, f...
Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight model, claiming performance near US frontier labs
Beijing-based Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3, the largest open-weight model ever released, with benchmarks showing it competitive against Anthropic's Fable 5 and outperforming Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.6 Sol....
Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, 2.8 trillion-parameter open-source model rivaling OpenAI and Anthropic
Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-source model, claiming it matches frontier U.S. systems like OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Anthropic's Opus 4.8. The company plans...
Moonshot AI plans to release Kimi K3 in the coming days, a model reportedly containing 2-3 trillion...
Moonshot AI plans to release Kimi K3 in the coming days, a model reportedly containing 2-3 trillion parameters — making it the largest Chinese foundation model to date. The company expects the model t...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面), operator of the Kimi assistant, has launched a new funding round at a $31.5 bill...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面), operator of the Kimi assistant, has launched a new funding round at a $31.5 billion pre-money valuation, a 57% increase over its previous $20 billion valuation, according to a repo...
Moonshot AI seeks $2B funding at $30B valuation, marking third capital raise in six months.
Moonshot AI, a Chinese foundation-model lab, is seeking $2 billion in a new funding round at a target valuation of $30 billion, according to local media reports. The company plans to deploy the capita...
Moonshot AI and Stepfun Secure Over 30 Billion Yuan (~$4.2B) in Combined Funding in May
Chinese AI startups Moonshot AI (月之暗面) and Stepfun (阶跃星辰) have collectively raised over 30 billion Chinese yuan (~$4.2 billion) in funding during May 2026, according to a report from 36Kr. This fundin...
Moonshot AI receives state-backed funding from Beijing AI fund and China Mobile
Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based foundation model lab, has secured investment from the Beijing AI Industry Investment Fund and China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications giant. The funding round repre...
DeepSeek and Moonshot AI compete in $10B+ Chinese large model funding race
In a 48-hour window in early May 2026, China's large-model sector unleashed over $10 billion in funding signals. Moonshot AI (月之暗面) closed roughly $2 billion in a Series D round at a $20 billion post-...
**Moonshot AI raises $2B led by Meituan, valuation hits $20B+.**
Moonshot AI (月之暗面), the Beijing-based startup behind the Kimi chatbot, has closed a new funding round of approximately $2 billion, led by Meituan's corporate venture arm, Meituan Longzhu, according to...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面) Completes ~$2B Funding, Valuation Surpasses $20B
Moonshot AI, the Chinese AI lab behind the Kimi assistant, has closed approximately $20 billion in new funding, pushing its post-money valuation above $200 billion, according to a report from 36Kr cit...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面) and Step Intelligence have both secured new funding rounds, continuing the wave o...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面) and Step Intelligence have both secured new funding rounds, continuing the wave of capital flowing into Chinese AI startups. The specific amounts and valuations were not disclosed i...
Kimi raises $2B at $20B valuation, led by Meituan Longzhu and China Mobile
Kimi, the Chinese conversational AI assistant backed by Moonshot AI (月之暗面), has raised approximately $2 billion in a funding round that values the company at $20 billion. The round was led by Meituan...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面) completes ~$20B funding round, post-money valuation exceeds $20B
Moonshot AI (月之暗面) has closed a new funding round of approximately $20 billion, raising its post-money valuation above $20 billion, according to Chinese financial outlet Sina Finance. The round was le...
Moonshot raises $2B at $20B valuation, becomes China's most-funded AI lab
Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based developer of the popular Kimi chatbot and open-source large language models, has raised approximately $2 billion at a $20 billion valuation, according to a statement fro...
Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B+ valuation from Meituan and others.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has raised $2 billion in new funding led by Meituan's investment arm Long-Z Investment, at a valuation exceeding $20 billion. Participants include China Mobile, Tsinghua...
Moonshot AI gains ground with coding-capable Kimi LLM, challenging China's AI ranks
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI (月之暗面) is gaining traction with its large language model 'Kimi,' which is earning praise for strong coding capabilities, according to a report by Nikkei xTECH. The story...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面), the Chinese foundation-model lab behind the Kimi assistant, has raised approxima...
Moonshot AI (月之暗面), the Chinese foundation-model lab behind the Kimi assistant, has raised approximately $2 billion in a new funding round led by Meituan Dragon Ball, with participation from Shuimu Ca...
Moonshot raises ~$2B at $20B+ valuation led by Meituan's venture arm
Moonshot, the Chinese AI startup behind the Kimi chatbot, has raised approximately $2 billion at a valuation exceeding $20 billion. The round was led by Meituan's venture arm, making it one of the lar...