About

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that conducts research and implements machine learning.

Funding history

• 2026-03Later stage VC: $122B raised at $852B post · Altimeter Capital, Thrive Capital, Amazon, Sequoia, SoftBank, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz
• 2026-02Late stage VC: $110B raised at $840B post
• 2025-10Tender: $6.6B raised at $500B post · SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group, MGX
• 2025-03Convertible: $40.0B raised at $300B post · SoftBank
• 2024-10Later stage VC: $10.6B raised at $157B post · Thrive Capital
• 2023-04Later stage VC: $300M raised at $28.0B post · Coatue Management

News

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  OpenAI Considers Drastic Token Price Cuts to Fight Anthropic
  OpenAI is weighing significant token price reductions to win users from Anthropic, signaling an imminent competitive price war.
  The Wall Street Journal · 2026-06-10
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  OpenAI Eyes IPO Within One Year After Confidential Filing
  CEO Sam Altman's message and a confidential SEC filing signal an IPO push within a year, testing investor appetite for top AI startups.
  Reuters · 2026-06-09
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  OpenAI Seeks More Than $1 Trillion Valuation in IPO
  OpenAI confidentially filed an S-1 with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley advising, joining Anthropic and SpaceX in a roughly $3.6 trillion AI IPO pipeline and aiming to raise billions.
  CNBC · 2026-06-08
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  OpenAI Negotiates Ohio Data Campus With $500B Cost Estimate
  OpenAI's 10GW Ohio campus (est. $500B) would create tens of billions in 20-year lease obligations, deliver 800MW by 2028, and hinges on an Nvidia backstop and ~$350B in chips.
  The Information · 2026-06-09
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  Megacap AI Listings Could Rewrite IPO History, Bloomberg Says
  Megacap listings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI could buck historical first-year declines due to their systemic market importance, reshaping IPO investor expectations.
  Bloomberg · 2026-06-09
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  OpenAI Unveils Lockdown Mode to Counter Prompt-Injection Attacks
  OpenAI's Lockdown Mode aims to reduce prompt-injection data leaks and bolster enterprise trust and compliance.
  TechCrunch · 2026-06-06
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  OpenAI Negotiates Possible Government Stake With White House Involvement
  A potential U.S. government equity stake — discussions led by Sam Altman and the White House — could reshape OpenAI's governance and public-benefit commitments.
  The Verge · 2026-06-06
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  OpenAI Avoids Collapse After 2023 Ouster, Ex-CTO Says
  Altman's swift reinstatement stabilized leadership, preventing a governance collapse that would have jeopardized OpenAI's commercial partnerships and investor confidence.
  Bloomberg · 2026-06-05