OpenAI in talks to raise $30B+ at $1.4T valuation as bridge to IPO: report
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-30
Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow reports, citing sources, that OpenAI is in talks to raise at least $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation, as a sort of bridge to an IPO. Talks are described as early days. If completed, the round would set another record for a private company's valuation.
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