- xAI announces a second-round funding of $6 billion from investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreesen Horowitz, and Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.
- The fresh capital injection aims to propel xAI’s debut products into the market, bolster infrastructure, and expedite research and development into future technologies, according to a statement from the company.
- The fresh capital injection aims to propel xAI’s debut products into the market, bolster infrastructure, and expedite research and development into future technologies, according to a statement from the company.
Elon Musk’s xAI firm secures a $6 billion investment, raising its valuation to $24 billion, with plans to bring its AI products to market and advance research and development.
Investment boost from venture capitalists and royalty
XAI announces a second-round funding of $6 billion from investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreesen Horowitz, and Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.
The $6 billion funding from venture capitalists and royalty signifies their belief in xAI’s capabilities and its strategic position within the AI industry. This substantial investment not only elevates xAI’s valuation to $24 billion but also provides the financial backing necessary to propel the firm’s debut products into the market, enhance its infrastructure, and accelerate research and development into future technologies.
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Expansion plans and product development
The fresh capital injection aims to propel xAI’s debut products into the market, bolster infrastructure, and expedite research and development into future technologies, according to a statement from the company.
Elon Musk stated that in the coming weeks, more announcements will be made and xAI will soon introduce exciting technological updates and products.
In November of last year, xAI released an AI chatbot named Grok, which was only available to X users with a paid subscription.
During a recent speech to investors, Musk revealed that xAI is preparing to build a supercomputer for the next version of Grok. The goal is to have the supercomputer operational by the fall of 2025, and xAI is considering collaborating with Oracle to develop it.
The supercomputer platform is said to be interconnected with Nvidia H100 GPUs, with a size at least four times that of the largest existing GPU cluster. xAI had previously leased servers from Oracle with approximately 16,000 H100 chips.
Data indicates that if xAI does not develop its own computing power, it could potentially spend $10 billion on cloud servers in the coming years.
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Competitive landscape
With developments such as the AI-powered chatbot “Grok” and expansions in engineering and research recruitment, xAI emerges as a contender in the AI market, posing potential competition to established players like OpenAI and Anthropic AI, amidst growing investor interest in AI-driven innovations.
