Startup · United States
xAI
Updated date not recordedHQ Palo Alto1001-5000 employees
Elon Musk's AI company (Grok); one of four CDAO frontier AI awardees in July 2025.
Funding8 rounds · $32.26B
- Equity raised
- $32.26B
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $5.00B
- Latest
- $20.00BSeries E+ · Jan 6, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Series E+ | $20.00B | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Secondary | $300K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Undisclosed | $95.6M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Debt | $5.00B | — | Morgan Stanley | — | Reported |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Undisclosed | $27.7M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Series C | $6.00B | — | — | — | Reported |
| May 26, 2024 | Series B | $6.00B | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Undisclosed | $135M | — | — | — | Reported |
- Series E+$20.00BJan 6, 2026
- Secondary$300KDec 11, 2025
- Undisclosed$95.6MOct 1, 2025
- DebtLed by Morgan Stanley$5.00BJul 1, 2025
- Undisclosed$27.7MFeb 25, 2025
- Series C$6.00BNov 20, 2024
- Series B$6.00BMay 26, 2024
- Undisclosed$135MDec 5, 2023
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military AI and autonomy | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Frontier AI developer named as one of four CDAO frontier AI awardees, which is a defense ministry award, so dual_use at minimum. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Frontier AI developer named as one of four CDAO frontier AI awardees, which is a defense ministry award, so dual_use at minimum.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Elon Musk | CEO and Founder |
| Anthony Armstrong | CFO |
| Michael Nicolls | President |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1
Reuters · Feb 2, 2026 · Supports Organization
“Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI”
- 2NewsPentagon awards mega contracts to Musk-owned company, other firms for new 'frontier AI' projects
DefenseScoop · Jul 14, 2025 · Supports Organization
“The Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has awarded contracts to xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google for the new effort.”
Systems2
- 3
xAI · Supports Organization · website, System
“# Frontier AI models for everything you buildbuild.”
- 4
xAI · Supports System
“Meet Grok Bot AI teammates you can give real work to. Bots can sign in to your tools, use them just like you do, and come back with finished work”
Funding1
- 5DatabaseSpaceXAI company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Venture Round, 2025-02-25, USD 27,692,709”
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