OpenAI closes $11B first tranche in round valuing it at $1.25T, up to $20B total
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-11-07
Per Bloomberg, OpenAI has closed $11B in new funding — the first tranche of a round valuing the company at $1.25 trillion. Investors wired the cash, with the rest of the round (up to $20B total) expected to follow within weeks.
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