OpenAI is finalizing the first phase of a new funding round expected to bring in more than $100 billion, with a pre-money valuation of $730 billion and an overall valuation that could exceed $850 billion, people familiar said. Strategic investors including Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia and Microsoft are set to provide the initial commitments — reportedly up to $50B, $30B and $20B respectively — with funds delivered in tranches this year.
Key Points
- 1Secures strategic commitments exceeding $100B initial funding, pre-money valuation at $730B
- 2Attracts major cloud and chip partners—Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia, Microsoft—raising scale and infrastructure backing
- 3Signals substantial capital for compute expansion; practitioners should anticipate increased model scale and cloud demand
Scoring Rationale
Record-scale funding indicates industry-wide impact and compute expansion, tempered by unnamed sources and incomplete deal details.
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