Sources: OpenAI nears an up to $30B round led by investors from the UAE and Coatue at a $1.25T pre-money valuation, as an "opportunistic" bridge ahead of an IPO (Kate Rooney/CNBC)
OpenAI is closing in on a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence giant at more than $1 trillion ahead …
OpenAI is reportedly on the verge of securing a massive round of private funding, potentially bypassing an IPO altogether. The AI lab is in talks to raise up to $30 billion at a pre-money valuation of $1.25 trillion, according to sources cited by CNBC. This comes after a Bloomberg report from a month ago which stated OpenAI was aiming for a $30 billion raise at a $1.4 trillion valuation.
However, the terms of the deal are still being negotiated, so they could change. The UAE is also reportedly involved in the funding, possibly securing additional computing capacity for OpenAI. Should OpenAI manage to achieve a valuation of over $1 trillion with this round, it would break records as the most valuable private company in history.
This valuation would also set a new benchmark for OpenAI's upcoming IPO. OpenAI filed confidential paperwork for an IPO in June, following a $852 billion valuation in March. Should the company's valuation continue to soar, it might influence the trajectory of Anthropic's IPO, which is reportedly seeking a $1.5 to $2 trillion valuation.
Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation in May and filed confidential paperwork for an IPO in June.
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- Sources: OpenAI has cut its valuation target to $1.25T, down from the $1.4T valuation it pitched earlier this month, after facing resistance from some investors (Financial Times) ft.com
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