Moon's Dark Side (Kimi): No third party is authorized to handle financing transactions; all financing activities are directly managed by the company.

Mars Finance News, on June 30, AI large-model company Moonshot AI issued a statement saying that recently there have been multiple instances of false fundraising and equity transaction information fraudulently using the name “Moonshot AI.” The company has found that some institutions and individuals are suspected of fraud.

The company states that all of its fundraising activities are solely handled by the company directly. The company has not hired or authorized any third-party institutions as financial advisors or financing advisors to handle any fundraising transactions, including new-share transactions and transfers of existing shares. The company emphasizes that transfers of existing shares (including common shares, incentive equity, etc.) may be carried out only after approval by the company’s internal process. Any transfer of existing shares that occurs without the company’s approval is invalid. The company will refuse to accept any form of registration or confirmation for such transactions, and reserves the right to take legal action to pursue the transfer parties’ liability for breach of contract.

Moonshot AI also said that the allocation of the company’s new-share fundraising quota is confirmed based on actual funds received. The company has not made any prior commitments or locked any quotas with any institution or individual, and it will not proactively ask for or authorize any institution to issue asset certificates. Any acts claiming to have locked Moonshot AI investment shares, presenting so-called “company-sealed documents ensuring the shares,” or requesting asset certificates in the company’s name are all false or fraudulent. Moonshot AI is not responsible for any of the above.

According to public information, Moonshot AI was founded in early 2023 and has built the AI assistant product Kimi. Its backers include Alibaba, Sequoia, Meituan Longzhu, Tencent Investment, IDG Capital, and Capital Today. In the first half of 2026, the market repeatedly spread news about Moonshot AI financing, including completing approximately $2 billion financing in early May, with the post-investment valuation exceeding $20 billion, and on June 8 seeking a new round of $2 billion financing, with a valuation reaching $30 billion. The company has not responded to this round of financing. (Securities Times)