Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings is in talks to lift $20 billion in recent funding, probably valuing the AI and social media combo at over $120 billion, in line with a new Bloomberg report that claims talks are within the “early levels.” If profitable, the deal can be the second-largest startup funding spherical ever, behind solely OpenAI’s $40 billion raise final month.

The funding may assist alleviate X’s substantial debt burden, which is costing the corporate a whopping $200 million month-to-month in servicing charges, per Bloomberg’s sources, with annual curiosity bills exceeding $1.3 billion by the top of final 12 months.

A increase of this dimension would additionally showcase AI’s continued investor enchantment, in addition to mirror Musk’s stunning emergence as a political energy participant inside President Trump’s White Home.

Musk will possible draw from among the similar backers who’ve constantly funded his ventures, from Tesla to SpaceX, together with Antonio Gracias of Valor Fairness Companions and Luke Nosek of Gigafund. Gracias has even taken on a job as a lieutenant in Musk’s Division of Authorities Effectivity.

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