OpenAI seeks billions after IPO delay
A new funding round would reportedly be an interim step towards a later stock-market listing.
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OpenAI is in talks with investors about a new funding round of at least $30 billion, Bloomberg reports in an article distributed by Reuters. The company itself has not confirmed either a new round or a valuation of $1.4 trillion.
According to the report, OpenAI is seeking at least $30 billion from investors. The talks could result in a valuation of around $1.4 trillion, excluding the new capital. Bloomberg bases the information on unnamed sources; the terms may still change.
The funding requirement is linked to the scale of OpenAI’s operations. The company is investing heavily in data centres, chips and models while also working on further growth in its business operations. Axios reported this week that annual recurring revenue is approaching $70 billion, but also that investors are increasingly focusing on the relationship between revenue, costs and future profits.
A stock-market listing is not currently on the agenda. Chief executive Sam Altman previously said that OpenAI would not go public in 2026. According to Axios, he called it unwise to do so while safety issues surrounding highly powerful AI systems are receiving considerable attention. A new private funding round could give the company more time before it has to answer publicly to shareholders.
OpenAI did announce a major investment itself in February. The company then announced $110 billion in new funding, at a valuation of $730 billion before the investment. Of that, $30 billion would come from SoftBank, $30 billion from Nvidia and $50 billion from Amazon. That is a separate announcement and does not confirm that the newly reported round has already been agreed.
For investors, the valuation is particularly important. A figure of $1.4 trillion would be well above the previous valuation. This could be justified by strong revenue growth and the strategic value of AI infrastructure, but it also makes expectations more vulnerable if costs rise faster than income.
Without official confirmation, it remains unclear who is taking part in the talks, how much money will ultimately be raised and what control rights investors will receive. It is also not known whether the funding is intended as direct preparation for a stock-market listing or mainly to pay for further infrastructure spending. The news is therefore relevant as a signal of the AI sector’s capital requirements, but is not yet a completed transaction.
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The reporting on the new funding round is carefully attributed to Bloomberg sources and is not presented as confirmed company news. The previously announced funding and the delayed stock-market listing were checked separately.
- uncertain OpenAI is discussing a funding round of at least $30 billion. — Reported by Bloomberg on the basis of anonymous sources; OpenAI has not confirmed this. source
- uncertain The talks could value OpenAI at around $1.4 trillion. — Part of the same Bloomberg report; the terms may change. source
- confirmed OpenAI will not go public in 2026. — Sam Altman said this according to Axios in September. source
- confirmed OpenAI announced $110 billion in new funding in February. — OpenAI published this itself. source
- uncertain OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue is approaching $70 billion. — Axios bases this on sources said to have access to financial data. source
Editor's note
The funding round and valuation have not been confirmed by OpenAI. The article therefore attributes this central claim to Bloomberg sources and uses the status insufficient_sources.Sources
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