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xAI Posts $1.46 Billion Q3 Loss as $20 Billion Raise Values Startup at $230 Billion

A fresh cash infusion extends the runway despite a wide gap between costs and revenue.

Overview

  • Internal documents reported by Bloomberg show a third‑quarter net loss of $1.46 billion against $107 million in revenue.
  • Cash outflows reached $7.8 billion in the first nine months of 2025, with spending running just under $1 billion per month.
  • xAI closed a $20 billion Series E that set its valuation at $230 billion, adding backers such as Nvidia, Cisco Investments, Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi’s MGX, Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group and Baron Capital Group.
  • Executives told investors that available cash can support sub‑$1 billion monthly spending for at least a year, while EBITDA loss totaled $2.4 billion through September, exceeding earlier projections.
  • The company is enlarging its Colossus data center in Memphis toward nearly 2 gigawatts of capacity and has set up arrangements with partners to procure Nvidia chips.