Musk’s xAI Seeks $40 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

  • Startup set to raise more cash after $6 billion round in May
  • Billionaire’s AI company has sought to compete with OpenAI

   

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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is seeking new funding at a roughly $40 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter, just months after a separate financing for the startup brought in $6 billion.

The funding discussions are early, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing private information, and the details could still change or the talks could fall apart.