Moonshot AI's Sprint to $30B: China's Kimi Maker Raises Again
China's Moonshot AI, behind the Kimi chatbot, closed $2B at $20B in May 2026 and is reportedly seeking $2B more at $30B — a 7x valuation leap in 18 months.
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China's Moonshot AI, behind the Kimi chatbot, closed $2B at $20B in May 2026 and is reportedly seeking $2B more at $30B — a 7x valuation leap in 18 months.
China's StepFun filed for a Hong Kong IPO at ~$12B in June 2026 after a $2.5B May raise, embedding its models in 40M+ phones and a Geely vehicle deal.
3IF Ventures reached a $12M first close in June 2026, co-anchored by FSD Africa and ZEP-RE, to scale technology-enabled insurance across Africa.
AlphaSense raised $350M at a $7.5B valuation in June 2026, nearly doubling its mark as enterprises pay for AI-enabled market intelligence and workflow orchestration.
Singapore's DayOne closed a $4.5B Series C in June 2026, led by Coatue and Hillhouse, to expand AI data centers across Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Helion Energy raised $465M at a $15.5B valuation in June 2026, pushing total funding near $1.5B as fusion moves from physics to power-plant construction.