Lovart parent 演语科技 weighs Hong Kong IPO as valuation nears $3 billion

The AI design agent company is also close to a new funding round after a nearly $300 million B+ raise in June, with ARR above $300 million as of May.

Summary

演语科技, the parent of AI design agent Lovart, is in preliminary discussions with advisers about a Hong Kong IPO, while also nearing a new fundraising round that could lift its valuation to $3 billion, Beating reported. Lovart targets designers and creators, turning a single prompt into generated, edited and batch-produced visual materials by relying on third-party models such as GPT and Gemini rather than developing its own foundation model. 演语科技 also operates LiblibAI, 星流 and LibTV in China. The company completed a nearly $300 million B+ funding round in June at a post-money valuation above $2 billion, and its ARR (annual recurring revenue) exceeded $300 million as of May. If the new fundraising closes, its valuation would rise to $3 billion in less than two months.

Terms & Concepts
  • IPO: initial public offering of shares
  • ARR: annual recurring revenue from subscriptions
  • foundation model: large base AI model for many tasks