MiniMax
PrivateLast Round
IPO
1/9/2026
Est. Valuation
$6.5B
Total Funding Raised
$1.7B
Momentum Score
100 /100
Company Overview
MiniMax is an artificial intelligence (AI) company based in Shanghai, China, founded in December 2021 by former employees of SenseTime. Dubbed one of China's "AI Tigers," the company develops large-scale, multimodal foundation models for text, voice, and image generation, positioning itself as a competitor to global AI leaders like OpenAI and Google. MiniMax has received significant venture capital, with backers including Alibaba and Tencent, reaching a valuation of over $2.5 billion after a $600 million funding round in March 2024. The company's products include the AI chat applications "Talkie" and "Xing Ye", and the multimodal platform "Hailuo AI".
Sector
AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure
Verticals
ML Platforms, NLP & Conversational AI, Content Creation, Computer Vision
Business Model
B2C
Customer Profile
Usage-Based SaaS, Subscription SaaS, Freemium
AI Layer
Foundation
Keywords
Historical Pricing
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MiniMax Comps
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MiniMax Funding Rounds
Historical fundraising activity
| Round | Date | Amount Raised | Valuation | Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPO | 1/9/2026 | ||||
| Growth Equity | 9/25/2025 | ||||
| Growth Equity | 7/15/2025 | ||||
| Series B | 3/6/2024 | ||||
| Series A | 6/1/2023 | ||||
Series A | 5/4/2023 |
MiniMax Investors
Notable investors and investment history
| Investor | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Mingshi Investment Management | Seed |
| Aspex Management | IPO |
| UBS Group AG | IPO |
| IDG Capital | IPO |
| Mirae Asset | IPO |
| Hillhouse Investment | IPO |
| China International Capital Corporation | IPO |
Market signals
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- May 11, 2026
Open roles increased to 20, 2.1x the trailing average.
- Apr 22, 2026
Grew 25% QoQ, from 190 to 238 employees.
MiniMax Filings
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