The X brand seems on a telephone, and the xAI brand is displayed on a laptop computer in Krakow, Poland, on April 1, 2025. (Photograph by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto by way of Getty Photographs)
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Elon Musk‘s xAI Holdings is in discussions with traders to lift about $20 billion, Bloomberg Information reported Friday, citing individuals conversant in the matter.
The funding would worth the corporate at over $120 billion, in accordance with the report.
Synthetic intelligence startup xAI did not instantly reply to a CNBC request for remark exterior of U.S. enterprise hours.
The funding quantity may very well be greater than $20 billion as the precise determine had not been determined, the report added.
Musk was trying to assign “correct worth” to xAI, sources advised CNBC’s David Faber earlier this month. The remarks have been made throughout a name with xAI traders, sources conversant in the matter advised Faber. The Tesla CEO at the moment did not explicitly point out any upcoming funding spherical, however the sources steered xAI was making ready for a considerable capital increase within the close to future.
The AI agency final month acquired X in an all-stock deal that valued xAI at $80 billion and the social media platform at $33 billion.
“xAI and X’s futures are intertwined. At this time, we formally take the step to mix the info, fashions, compute, distribution and expertise,” Musk stated on X, saying the deal. “This mix will unlock immense potential by mixing xAI’s superior AI functionality and experience with X’s huge attain.”
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— CNBC’s Samantha Subin contributed to this report.
