One-sentence summary
Kuaishou's video-generation model unit Kling completed its funding round, raising RMB 19.802B (about $2.98B); Kuaishou keeps about 66.68% economics and 52.45% voting rights via Lucky Labs and plans a 2027 IPO.
Event Overview
Kuaishou's Beijing Kling, a video-generation large-model company, closed its latest funding round, actually raising about RMB 19.802B versus a disclosed upper limit of RMB 20.447B.
Key Information
- Actually raised RMB 19.802B, about $2.98B, about RMB 645M below the RMB 20.447B upper limit.
- The shortfall came mainly from a BlueFive-affiliated investor not completing its subscription, with some stakes taken by Kingdee, MetaX and others.
- After the deal, Kuaishou holds about 66.68% economics and 52.45% voting rights via Lucky Labs, retaining control.
- Media have reported Kling plans an IPO in 2027.
Official Sources
- Guancha (QQ News): November 1 hard-tech brief
