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Startup xAI's valuation hits $50 billion after new round
- The valuation of Elon Musk's startup is already $50 billion
- The figure has more than doubled in a matter of months
- The startup received $5 billion in its latest round of funding
- One of xAI's investors is Qatar Investment Authority
- Also: Valor Equity, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz
- In total, the startup has already received $11 billion since the start of 2024
- In the spring with a $6 billion round, xAI's valuation was $24 billion
- Part of the funds will be used to buy 100,000 Nvidia chips
- Recently, xAI reported that its ARR was already $100 million
- The main product of the xAI startup is the chatbot Grok
- The startup will introduce a new version of Grok by the end of 2024
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