💰OpenAI Eyes $30B Round at $1.4T Valuation Before IPO
TL;DR
OpenAI is negotiating a raise of at least $30B at a $1.4T valuation, per Bloomberg. The bridge round comes before an IPO now pushed to 2027.
OpenAI is negotiating a raise of at least $30B at a $1.4T valuation, per Bloomberg. The bridge round comes before an IPO now pushed to 2027. August run-rate revenue hit $40B, up 70%, driven by coding.
Key Points
Round of $30B or more at a $1.4T valuation, up from $852B in March
March round raised $122B
Run-rate revenue reached $40B in August, growing about 70%
Altman delayed the IPO to 2027, citing safety concerns
Anthropic briefly passed OpenAI in 2026 before OpenAI's recent rebound
Why It Matters
A $1.4T mark prices OpenAI as the default enterprise AI vendor, and coding revenue is doing the lifting. The delayed IPO suggests private capital is easier to raise than public scrutiny.
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