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OpenAI reportedly nears $30 billion raise at $1.25 trillion valuation
According to people familiar with the deal, UAE investors and Coatue are leading the round, and OpenAI declined to comment.
The short version
- OpenAI is reportedly raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, according to people familiar with the deal.[CNBC]
- Investors from the UAE and Coatue are reportedly leading the round.[CNBC]
- A Bloomberg report a month earlier cited a $1.4 trillion valuation for a similar raise.[TechCrunch]
- OpenAI confidentially filed for an IPO in June and has not disclosed when it will debut; it declined to comment on the funding reports.[TechCrunch · CNBC]
Key facts
- OpenAI is raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, according to people familiar with the deal, and that valuation excludes new capital.[CNBC]
- Investors from the UAE are leading the round alongside Coatue, according to people familiar with the deal.[CNBC]
- A Bloomberg report a month earlier said OpenAI was working on raising $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation.[TechCrunch]
- OpenAI declined to comment on the funding reports.[TechCrunch]
- OpenAI confidentially filed its prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June.[CNBC]
- OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told employees in August that the company will be a public company in 2027.[CNBC]
What remains uncertain
- The round details come from people familiar with the deal who asked not to be named, and OpenAI declined to comment.[TechCrunch · CNBC]
- The reporting provided does not explain the gap between the $1.25 trillion figure and the $1.4 trillion valuation cited a month earlier.[TechCrunch]
- OpenAI has not disclosed when it plans to go public.[CNBC]
Sources
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