3 6 Ke·2025-10-28 10:22Core Viewpoint - The investment in the startup Moore Threads by Heertai has significantly boosted the company's stock price, with a nearly twofold increase over the year following the investment, highlighting the potential of domestic GPU companies in China [3][25]. Group 1: Investment and Market Performance - Heertai participated in the early investment rounds of Moore Threads, which has now completed its IPO counseling and is expected to become the "first domestic GPU stock" [3][25]. - Moore Threads' stock experienced rapid growth, achieving three consecutive daily limits and prompting a stock price increase of nearly 100% within a year [3]. - The valuation of Moore Threads reached 29.845 billion yuan before its IPO, with 82 shareholders, while Muxi Co. had a valuation of 21.071 billion yuan with 124 shareholders [25]. Group 2: Company Background and Leadership - Moore Threads was founded in June 2020 and quickly became a unicorn, raising tens of billions in its Pre-A round within just a few months [8]. - The founder, Zhang Jianzhong, has a strong background in the GPU industry, having worked at NVIDIA for 14 years, significantly increasing NVIDIA's market share in China [6][7]. - The leadership team of Moore Threads has extensive experience in the GPU sector, with many members previously employed at NVIDIA [12][21]. Group 3: Product Development and Market Strategy - Moore Threads aims to become the "Chinese version of NVIDIA," offering a full range of GPU products for both consumer and enterprise markets [28]. - The company has launched several generations of GPU architecture chips and plans to release its own "CUDA" architecture named "MUSA," which is compatible with NVIDIA's ecosystem [32][36]. - Muxi Co. focuses on AI training and inference, with a product matrix that includes various GPU products for different applications [28]. Group 4: Financial Performance and Projections - Moore Threads reported a compound annual growth rate of 208.44% in revenue from 2022 to 2024, with revenues of 0.46 billion yuan, 1.24 billion yuan, and 4.38 billion yuan respectively [32]. - Muxi Co. expects a revenue increase of 437.36% to 464.23% for the first nine months of the current year and aims to achieve breakeven by 2026 [35]. - Both companies are currently in a high-investment phase, with R&D expense ratios of 310% for Moore Threads and 121% for Muxi Co., indicating they are in a cash-burning stage [39]. Group 5: Market Challenges and Customer Dependency - Both companies face significant challenges in competing with established players like NVIDIA and AMD, with Moore Threads currently holding less than 1% market share in the domestic GPU market [36]. - Moore Threads relies heavily on a few major customers, with the top five contributing 98.29% of its revenue, indicating a high customer concentration risk [37]. - The companies are positioned in a high-demand market for GPUs, particularly in the AI sector, but they must navigate the challenges of high investment and dependency on a limited customer base [39][40].