Musk's xAI Raises $500M Toward $1B Funding Goal, Aiming for $15B to $20B Valuation

Musk's xAI Raises $500M Toward $1B Funding Goal, Aiming for $15B to $20B Valuation

  • Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has secured $500 million in commitments from investors towards a $1 billion goal.

  • The company is discussing a valuation of $15 billion to $20 billion.

  • xAI's product, a chatbot named Grok, is developed using social media posts on X, which Musk also owns.

  • Those who backed Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter are expected to be the main investors in xAI.

  • Musk said in November that equity investors in X will own 25% of xAI.

  • Some parties are evaluating whether they can get computing power in addition to or instead of xAI equity shares.

  • Musk and investors are expected to finalize terms in the next couple of weeks.

  • Musk denied the report, calling it "fake news."