OpenAI in early talks for funding round that could lift valuation to $1.2 trillion
mark_k · x · 2026-09-16
Reuters reports major investors have approached OpenAI about a new funding round that could raise its valuation from $852 billion to roughly $1.2 trillion, with talks still at an early stage.
OpenAI already secured $122 billion in committed capital in March, as frontier AI attracts investment on a scale never before seen in the tech industry.
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