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MiniMax AI
AI · Huangpu, China · Founded 2021 · IPO 2026
Multimodal foundation models for AI-native applications MoreLess
MiniMax AI is a Chinese technology company focused on the field of general artificial intelligence. The company has independently developed a range of large-scale, multi-modal AI models, including a trillion-parameter Mixture of Experts (MoE) text model. MiniMax AI has a strong engineering team that has successfully scaled up linear attention mechanisms for their models. The company has also made contributions to the open-source community by releasing its MiniMax-01 series of models, which has been well-received. The company's focus is on advancing the state of the art in large language models and making these technologies accessible to a wider audience.
Keywords: general artificial intelligence, large language models, multi-modal AI, MoE models, open-source AI, linear attention, Chinese AI, text generation, natural language processing, AI research
Analysis
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News
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Aug 26, 2026
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Company overview
MiniMax AI company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Huangpu, China
- Employees
- 281
- Open positions
- 127
- Dealroom signal
- 95.6
Valuation & funding
MiniMax AI funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST IPO EQUITY | Jul 2026 | $2B | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| IPO | Jan 2026 | $619M | $14B | Baillie Gifford · GIC | ↗ |
| LATE VC | Jul 2025 | $300M | $4B | Hillhouse Capital · MiHoYo · Yunqi Partners · Future Capital | ↗ |
| LATE VC | Mar 2024 | $600M | $2.5B | Tencent · Alibaba · MiHoYo | ↗ |
| LATE VC | Jun 2023 | $250M | $1.2B | Tencent | ↗ |
| SEED | Jul 2022 | MiHoYo | ↗ | ||
| SEED | Dec 2021 | Yunqi Partners · Future Capital · MiHoYo | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and profit over time
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| Year | Revenue | Growth | EBITDA | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $300M | +279.6% | −$1.9B | -631.8% |
| 2025 | $79M | +158.9% | −$1.9B | -2398.2% |
| 2024 | $31M | +824.9% | −$307M | -1005.8% |
| 2023 | $3.3M | -58.2% | −$76M | -2311.5% |
| 2022 | $7.9M | — | −$11M | -145.6% |
Growth signals
MiniMax AI website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for MiniMax AI is 6.2M monthly website visits, down 4.6% over the last three months. MiniMax AI's team grew 55.2% over the past year.
Comparisons
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Talent graph
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Global footprint
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Market sentiment
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