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Jan 8, 2026 8:00 PM

Congresswoman Just Invested Up To $250K In Elon Musk's xAI: Here's Who Bet On World's Richest Man

Elon Musk's private artificial intelligence company xAI recently raised $20 billion, valuing the company at more than $200 billion. Among the investors in the company were a sitting member of Congress.

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Congresswoman Invests in xAI

While many fans of Musk would love to invest in xAI, the owner of social media platform X and AI chatbot Grok, the company remains private and open to the select few who can afford to buy stakes in the company.

Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) can count herself as one of the lucky investors, with a recent disclosure tracked by the Benzinga Government Trades page showing an investment of $100,000 to $250,000 made on Dec. 15.

"Woah, @elonmusk is allowing sitting congresswoman @replisamcclain to invest in @xai," CongressTrading tweeted.

McClain's investment was part of the $20 billion Series E funding round for ...