Elon Musk’s Web of Loyalists Back xAI 5/28/24

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English - May 28, 2024 19:06 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MB - ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
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Elon Musk's startup xAI is now valued at $24 billion after raising $6 billion in a fresh round of funding. The new raise is backed by a web of Musk's most loyal insiders – including venture capitalists like Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia, who also invested in his acquisition of X, but also includes institutional support from Fidelity and some new faces.