$摩尔线程(688795)$ Retail investors piled into the deal with 4,000× subscription, signalling massive appetite for domestic AI chip plays as China pushes to replace Nvidia hardware. The Beijing-based GPU start-up — founded in 2020 by former Nvidia China head James Zhang and staffed with ex-Nvidia/AMD veterans — has launched four generations of GPUs (Sudi, Chunxiao, Quyuan, Pinghu) despite being on the U.S. Entity List. Key numbers investors overlooked: 2024 revenue: RMB 438.5m (+200% 3-yr CAGR) 2024 net loss: RMB –1.5bn (heavy R&D + inventory) 1H25 revenue: RMB 701.8m 1H25 net loss: narrowed to RMB –271m IPO proceeds: RMB 8bn Valuation: RMB 53.7bn Backers include Tencent, ByteDance, Sequoia China, GGV and Shenzhen Capital Group — almost 90 sha