Chinese LLM lab behind the Kimi chatbot and K2 model family.
Moonshot AI is the Beijing-based LLM lab behind the Kimi chatbot (one of China's most-used consumer AI products) and the open-weight Kimi K2 model family. The Yang Zhilin-led company is reportedly closing a $2B round at a $20B valuation as of May 2026, with backing from Alibaba and Tencent.
AI📍 Beijing, ChinaFounded 2023
Current Valuation
$20B
as of 2026-Q2
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QL Price
$20B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Moonshot AI, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $20B (2026-Q2).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$20B
2026-Q2
weight 0.83
How this price has held up
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Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Moonshot AI going public?
No. Moonshot AI is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Moonshot AI's valuation in 2026?
Moonshot AI is valued at $20B as of 2026-Q2, set by its Series D ($2.0B, May 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Moonshot AI has raised $3.8B in total, most recently a Series D of $2.0B in May 2026.
Is Moonshot AI publicly traded — can you buy Moonshot AI stock?
No. Moonshot AI is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Moonshot AI on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
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Company Profile
CEO
Yang Zhilin
Founded
2023
HQ
Beijing, China
Employees
~300
Total Raised
$3.8B
Growth
Hyper-growth (consumer + API)
Last Round
Series D — $2.0B (May 2026) · Lead: Undisclosed (existing + new)
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series D · $2.0B · 5 mo ago
privateTotal raised $3.8B
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series D
$2.0B
May 2026
Undisclosed (existing + new)
—
Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
Open models
19
Downloads (30d)
3,218,384
across all models
Followers
19,198
Top model
Kimi-K3
1,223,892 downloads / 30d
Attributed to Hugging Face organization "Moonshot AI" as of 2026-10-04. Open-weights footprint only — closed-model usage is not publicly measurable. Verify on Hugging Face ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-20% vs 2026-08
Open roles
4
via ashby
Product-build share
50%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
product-led hiring — 50% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Senior Software EngineerStaff Software EngineerHead of MarketingVP Sales
Counted from Moonshot AI's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Yang ZhilinZhou XinyuWu Yuxin
Investors
Alibaba · Tencent · IDG Capital · Sequoia China · Meituan · Hongshan
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.