China’s southern Guangzhou-based electric vehicle (EV) startup Xpeng Motors will file for its US IPO as early as this Friday to raise up to USD 1 billion, Chinese tech media 36Kr reported.
On the heels of Xpeng’s IPO news, local media Caijing citing sources broke that one of its archrival Weltmeister was seeking a listing at the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board at the end of September once the company completes its D-round financing.
Cash-restrained Chinese EV makers are hurrying to raise more capital from public markets to sustain their operations. Beijing-based electric SUV maker Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) collected USD 1.1 billion from a late July IPO.
Earlier this month, Xpeng bagged more than USD 300 million in a new round led by Alibaba(NYSE: BABA; HKEX: 9988). The new investment came only two weeks after the company raised USD 500 million from investors including Hillhouse Capital, KrASIA reported.
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