OpenAI Targets $1.25 Trillion Valuation in New Funding Negotiations
OpenAI is finalizing a new funding round to raise up to $30 billion, targeting a total valuation of $1.25 trillion ahead of a planned public offering.
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OpenAI is in the final stages of negotiations to raise up to $30 billion in a new funding round that targets a $1.25 trillion valuation. Bloomberg Tech and CNBC Tech both reported on October 22, 2026, that the San Francisco based artificial intelligence company is finalizing the terms with investors. [1][2]
Investors from the United Arab Emirates are leading the new financing round alongside Coatue, according to CNBC Tech. CNBC Tech reported that the $1.25 trillion valuation figure does not include the new capital being raised in this round. [2]
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence public benefit corporation based in San Francisco, California, and is led by chief executive officer Sam Altman. The organization develops generative artificial intelligence models, including its generative pre-trained transformer series of large language models. [3]
The fresh funding round is intended to serve as a bridge to a potential initial public offering planned for 2027, CNBC Tech reported. [2]
In short
- OpenAI is negotiating to raise up to $30 billion in new funding.
- The new funding round targets a corporate valuation of $1.25 trillion.
- Investors from the United Arab Emirates and Coatue are leading the financing round.
- The round is intended as a bridge to a potential initial public offering in 2027.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]OpenAI Shifts Value to $1.25 Trillion as Funding Talks FinalizeBloomberg Tech, 12d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investorsCNBC Tech, 12d ago
Background
- [3]OpenAI on Wikipedia
- [4]Proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium on Wikipedia
- [5]Trillion on Wikipedia
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