foundation models · Industry Index 10 (rank #124) · $20.0B — Series D, 2026-05editorial estimate
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price: no data index: as of 2026-10-07 fundamentals: no data No structured SEC filings
Chinese AI startup that develops the Kimi family of large language models.
Industry exposure 1.0 (Pure-play Chinese LLM developer (Kimi) dependent on large-scale AI compute.)
Signal
signal: no data
Not scored (private). Moonshot AI is a private company, so its directional signal is not published.
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Alibaba Group — investor
Tencent Holdings — investor
Key relationships
Alibaba Group — investor · Alibaba is a backer of Chinese LLM developer Moonshot AI (Kimi), participating in rounds that pushed its valuation to about $20 billion. source: techcrunch.com
Tencent Holdings — investor · Tencent is among the existing backers of Chinese LLM developer Moonshot AI (Kimi). source: cnbc.com
Unusual options activity needs a US-listed instrument; this company has none.
Not scored (private)
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No moat profile yet. The durable competitive advantage — moat, leadership, and pricing power — is curated for flagship names first; Moonshot AI isn't covered yet. Nothing here is fabricated in its absence.
Signal contribution
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No structured SEC filings. Moonshot AI does not file XBRL with the SEC; see funding rounds under Investors.
Funding rounds
No recorded funding rounds.
Headline valuation: $20.0B — Series D, 2026-05 editorial estimate
Strategic corporate investors
Tencent Holdings — Joined Moonshot's $300M+ funding round at a $3.3B valuation (Bloomberg-reported; Tencent's individual amount undisclosed) · 2024-08-06 source: technode.com
Alibaba Group — ~$800M for an ~36% equity interest, disclosed in Alibaba's FY2024 annual report (implies a ~$2.2B valuation at the time; Alibaba led Moonshot's early-2024 round) ($800.0M) · 2024-05-25 source: scmp.com
Quartz reports that Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI is seeking revenue-sharing arrangements with Microsoft, Amazon and Google to distribute its Kimi K3 model through their clouds. These are reported talks, not signed agreements; no deal values are stated.
