[The Dark Side of the Moon (Kimi) sees valuation soar over 10x in half a year, fundraising accelerates with each model release] According to monitoring by Beating, The Dark Side of the Moon has completed its Series F financing round, raising over $3.5 billion, with a post-money valuation reaching $35 billion. This round initially aimed to raise a maximum of $2 billion with a valuation of approximately $30 billion, but both the final amount and valuation exceeded expectations. The company has already initiated its Pre-IPO round, with a pre-money valuation of $50 billion. At the end of December last year, The Dark Side of the Moon completed a $500 million financing round, with a post-money valuation of $4.3 billion. If the next round is successfully completed, the company’s valuation will have grown 11.6 times in just over half a year. This valuation surge has significantly accelerated since the release of K2.5. K2.5 was launched at the end of January, followed by a Series D financing round raising over $700 million. K2.6 was released in April, with a Series E round raising $2 billion, pushing the valuation past $20 billion. K2.7 Code was launched on June 12, and the Series F round began in the same month. K3 went live on July 16, and the Series F round was ultimately oversubscribed, raising the valuation to $35 billion. Since K2.5, The Dark Side of the Moon has almost consistently launched or completed a financing round with each new model release. Model upgrades have become a direct lever for investors to reassess and reprice the company. [Original link]