Moonshot AI (Kimi) Seeks $1B at $18B Valuation — Quadrupled in Three Months

Bloomberg·high signal

China's Moonshot AI, maker of the Kimi chatbot, is raising up to $1 billion at an $18 billion valuation, more than quadrupling from $4.3B just three months ago. Alibaba, Tencent, and 5Y Capital participated in the prior $10B tranche. Following the launch of Kimi Claw, the company's monthly sales now exceed its total revenue for all of last year — signaling aggressive commercial traction for a Chinese frontier lab.