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MiniMax AI
Multimodal foundation models for AI-native applications
About MiniMax AI
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.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Huangpu, China
- Listing
- IPO 2026
- Employees
- 281
- Open positions
- 127
- Dealroom signal
- 95.6/100
- Sector
- AI, Core AI, Verified Unicorns and $1B Exits, Generative AI, genAI Model Maker, Woman Founder, ai model layer, Verified Thoroughbreds, DT and LS
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Deep Tech
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
Research & analysis
Analysis
The fastest startups to a $10B valuation
Sep 1, 2026
News
Chinese AI Firm MiniMax’s ARR Jumps to $800 Million
Aug 26, 2026
News
Golden Ponder Holdings (Envision Greenwise) raises HK$1.1B with MiniMax affiliate participation
Aug 11, 2026
News
Inside China's AI ecosystem beyond DeepSeek: Zhipu, MiniMax, Moonshot & ByteDance
Jun 27, 2026
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning 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 | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
| 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
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.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed3 investors entered at this stage
Yunqi Partners
Future Capital
MiHoYo
Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage
Tencent
Alibaba- SIShanghai State Investment
Hillhouse Capital
IDG Capital
Other known investors5 additional known investors
Baillie Gifford
GIC- MIMihayou
Mingshi Capital- YCYunqi Venture Capital
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about MiniMax AI on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.
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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour
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