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Elon Musk’s xAI Secures $6B Funding as NVIDIA and AMD Lead the Charge

Elon Musk's xAI Secures $6B Funding as NVIDIA and AMD Lead the Charge
Elon Musk's xAI Secures $6B Funding as NVIDIA and AMD Lead the Charge
Maxwell Mutuma
Last updated: December 24, 2024 10:22 am
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Maxwell Mutuma
Published December 24, 2024
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm, xAI, just raised $6 billion in a Series C funding round. Major investors, including BlackRock, Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, and Morgan Stanley, backed the round. The latest funding brings xAI’s total capital raised to $12 billion so far, which it says will help propel its AI innovations even further.

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Musk’s xAI Valuation Hits $50B MilestonexAI Launches Grok 3 to Rival GPT-5xAI Expands GPU Infrastructure for Grok 3ConclusionFAQs

Musk’s xAI Valuation Hits $50B Milestone

The round was led by NVIDIA and AMD, with the latter joining the former in solidifying its support for xAI’s infrastructure scaling efforts. The strategic investments in the xAI are anticipated to improve the organization’s capability of developing heavy generative AI models. Existing investors exclusively participated in the round, showing their continued belief in Musk’s AI vision.

As expected, the money will be mostly spent on developing xAI’s generative AI model, Grok, and infrastructure. While these AI initiatives are still in the works, the company pushes the boundaries with highly advanced AI and gets noticed throughout the tech space. This round increased xAI’s valuation to $50 billion.

xAI Launches Grok 3 to Rival GPT-5

Since it raised funding last May 2024, xAI has also launched Colossus, a massively powerful AI supercomputer, and Grok 2, another development. Along with the xAI API for developers, the company also introduced Aurora, an image generation model. All these indicate that xAI is a leader in AI technology.

Elon Musk's xAI Secures $6B Funding as NVIDIA and AMD Lead the Charge

The AI model is named Grok 3, and the company is currently training its most ambitious AI model yet—one that will hopefully compete with OpenAI’s GPT-5. Grok 3 brings improved natural language understanding, coding capabilities, and image generation to the table. It will launch by the end of the year and hopefully cement xAI as a tech leader.

xAI Expands GPU Infrastructure for Grok 3

xAI plans to expand its infrastructure to support 200,000 GPUs for Grok 3. To tap the company’s AI models at enormous scales, it wants to build capacity for 300,000 GPUs. The expansion of this infrastructure demonstrates xAI’s commitment to supplying a growing demand for state-of-the-art AI solutions.

GPU 3

The new funding will also help xAI compete in innovation and market dominance against global AI leaders. It has backing from leading investors and tech giants and seems well-placed for further success. Some in the industry believe these developments represent the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the redefining of generative AI.

Conclusion

Speaking about xAI’s $6 billion funding round—led by BlackRock and a16z—this growth is a massive milestone. NVIDIA and AMD are furthering their capabilities in terms of infrastructure and research through strategic investments. xAI is preparing to push the envelope on artificial intelligence innovation with plans to release Grok 3 and increase GPU capacity.

FAQs

What is the total funding raised by xAI so far?

xAI has raised a total of $12 billion to date.

Who led the recent $6 billion funding round for xAI?

The round was led by NVIDIA and AMD, with major backing from BlackRock and a16z.

What will the new funding be used for?

The funding will support the development of Grok 3 and expand xAI’s infrastructure.

What is xAI’s current valuation after the funding round?

xAI’s valuation has reached $50 billion following the Series C round.

What advancements is xAI making with Grok 3?

Grok 3 will feature improved natural language understanding, coding, and image generation capabilities.

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