Meta is looking for creative ways to finance its AI projects.

Meta looks for new sources of funding for AI

The company Meta (formerly Facebook) is considering selling shares as a way to raise the capital it will need in the coming years. Information about this appeared in an article *The Financial Times*, which cites “informed sources”.

What management plans
- Capital expenditures: Meta intends to increase spending on artificial‑intelligence projects to $145 billion this year, and even more by 2027.

- Methods of raising capital: Discussions are underway about “creative” financing options. Among them is the sale of shares.

Why it matters now
Recently Alphabet’s holding company conducted a share issuance worth $84.75 billion (originally planned at $80 billion). High demand allowed the final figure to be increased by another $5 billion. This event heightened interest in IPOs and share sales in the technology sector.

Key figures
- Susan Lee – Meta’s chief financial officer, negotiating a possible sale.

- Dina Powell McCormick – company president, involved in discussions.

Capital market situation
- SpaceX (Elon Musk) is preparing for an initial public offering to raise up to $86 billion.

- Anthropic filed a confidential application with the SEC and plans an IPO; its competitor OpenAI is also working on going public. Both companies are expected to raise tens of billions and be valued at over a trillion dollars.

- Analysts believe that major players such as Microsoft and Amazon are considering share sales due to rising data‑center (DC) costs.

Meta’s comment
A company representative said that rumors about selling shares are “pure speculation.” Nevertheless, he emphasized that Meta sees huge prospects in AI and will continue to seek flexible ways to raise capital for their realization.