Mashrabov May Join Forbes Billionaires List
Alexander Mashrabov, co-founder of the American AI startup Higgsfield, may join the Russian Forbes list of billionaires, the magazine reported.
Consensus
- Alexander Mashrabov is a co-founder of the AI startup Higgsfield.
- Higgsfield recently raised $400 million in funding at a $5.4 billion valuation.
- The company was founded in 2023 by Alexander Mashrabov and Yerzat Dulatov.
- Higgsfield is based in San Francisco and develops a platform for generating images and videos from text prompts.
- Forbes is evaluating Mashrabov's net worth based on his assets, including company shares, real estate, land, and personal property.
- Mashrabov previously worked at Yandex and Snap Inc., where he led generative AI efforts.
- Mashrabov was previously featured in Forbes' '30 Under 30' list in the 'Science and Technology' category.
- The company's valuation increased fourfold from $1.3 billion at the start of the year to $5.4 billion.
- Investors in the latest round included Intel, Goldman Sachs, DST Global, and Liberty Global.
Points of divergence
- Mashrabov's stake in Higgsfield may exceed 20 percent. — vm
- Experts believe Mashrabov's stake is above 23 percent, with one investor estimating it at 25-30 percent. — vedomosti
- Forbes experts estimate Mashrabov's stake at 25-30 percent, and an anonymous source close to the deal confirmed it exceeds 20 percent. — kommersant
Coverage (4 sources)
- Co-founder of Higgsfield Mashrabov may enter Forbes billionaires list — Вечерняя Москва
- Co-founder of Higgsfield may enter the Russian Forbes billionaire list — Ведомости
- Forbes announced the appearance of a new participant in the Russian billionaire list — Коммерсантъ
- Co-founder of Higgsfield Alexander Mashrabov may become a billionaire — Москва 24
Key entities
- Forbes
- Alexandr Mashrabov
- Higgsfield
- Russia
- Gazeta.ru
- Meta
- Goldman Sachs
- Intel
- Higgsfield AI Startup
- Liberty Global
- DST Global