EventBusinessJuly 22, 2026
China's Moonshot AI in talks on pre-IPO round at $50B valuation

Moonshot AI, the Kimi chatbot developer, reportedly plans a final pre-IPO funding round at up to $50 billion, with talks starting in August. A Hong Kong listing could follow within six months, after Kimi K3 reshaped perceptions of China's frontier AI.
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