Moonshot AI is a Beijing-based artificial intelligence startup founded in March 2023 by Tsinghua University graduates. The company gained prominence through its 📝Kimi 🏷️#for-brian-to-review
platform, specializing in long-text analysis and AI-powered search. By August 2024, Moonshot AI reached a $3.3 billion valuation with a $300 million investment from Tencent and Gaorong Capital. In July 2025, it released the open-source Kimi K2 model. The company has raised at least $1.2 billion and was pursuing an additional $600 million round led by IDG Capital as of October 2025.