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Kimi developer Moonshot AI valued at US$20b as it navigates China’s new IPO rules

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Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI has raised about US$2 billion in a new funding round, boosting its valuation to more than US$20 billion as it navigates Beijing’s new listing rules for companies registered overseas.The funding was led by Meituan and involved China Mobile. Over the past six months, Moonshot had raised a total of US$3.9 billion, according to a statement by the deal’s financial adviser HF Capital on Thursday.The Beijing-based company, best known for its Kimi chatbot, saw its annual recurring revenue (ARR) exceed US$200 million in April, the statement said. ARR is used to project a firm’s 12-month…

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