Try GOLD - Free

xAI gets $20 bn funding with Nvidia backing

Financial Express Hyderabad

|

January 08, 2026

ELON MUSK'S ARTIFICIAL intelligence company, xAl, said on Tuesday that it had raised $20 billion from investors to fund its expansion in the race to train the most intelligent chatbot.

- KATE CONGER

In a statement, xAI said it had sought to raise $15 billion but ended up getting more from eager investors. Two people with knowledge of the matter said the investment could push xAI’s valuation above $230 billion, which it was on track to hit when it was raising $15 billion. That would make xAI, founded in 2023, one of the fastest-rising companies in value for Mr. Musk.

MORE STORIES FROM Financial Express Hyderabad

Financial Express Hyderabad

Steep fall in states' tax revenue growth; GST mop-up weakens

THE AGGREGATE REVENUE of states moderated because of slower growth in tax revenue of 9.2% on-year in the current financial year till November as compared with 17.4% during the same period last year, a report from Care Edge Ratings shows.

time to read

1 min

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

Global bank chiefs show ‘solidarity’ with Fed chair Powell

TRUMP PUSHES, POWELL HOLDS

time to read

2 mins

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

Govt steps in to rein in 10-minute delivery

Time-based branding by quick commerce firms set to fade away

time to read

1 min

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

'Small cars should not trade safety for affordability'

Tata Motors has launched an updated version of the Tata Punch at a starting price of ₹5.59 lakh (ex-showroom).

time to read

2 mins

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

AI drives HCLTech growth; impact softer for TCS

THE THIRD-QUARTER EARNINGS of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HCLTech show diverging trends on artificial intelligence (AI) revenues for the IT majors as both scale up the next-gen technology integration into their business models.

time to read

1 mins

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

An extraordinary failure of tax governance

It’s time for the government to write off the unrealised tax revenue not under dispute and relieve taxpayers from unwarranted harassment

time to read

2 mins

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

Samsung bullish on India, bets on rising economy

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MAKER

time to read

1 min

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

Govt proposes adoption of chain-based IIP

FE BUREAU New Delhi, January 13

time to read

1 mins

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

GLOBAL CONCERN RISES; MORE THAN 10,700 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DETAINED Iran protests turn deadly, toll mounts

Trump vows 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran

time to read

2 mins

January 14, 2026

Financial Express Hyderabad

Split SC verdict on prior nod in anti-graft law

Two-judge bench refers matter to CJI

time to read

2 mins

January 14, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size