OpenAI Raises USD 122 Bn to Boost Next Phase of AI
The round values the company at a post-money valuation of USD 852 billion.
Sam Altman
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OpenAI has announced the closure of a major funding round, securing USD 122 billion in committed capital to support what it describes as the next phase of artificial intelligence development. The round values the company at a post-money valuation of USD 852 billion, marking one of the largest capital raises in the technology sector.
The funding was anchored by strategic partners Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftBank, with continued backing from Microsoft. SoftBank co-led the round alongside a group of major investors including a16z, D. E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, TPG, and T. Rowe Price Associates.
A wide range of global institutions, such as BlackRock, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, and Fidelity, also participated, reflecting broad interest in the rapid expansion of AI technologies.
In a statement, the company said, “This funding gives us the resources to continue to lead at the scale this moment demands.” For the first time, OpenAI also opened part of the investment to individual investors through bank channels, raising more than USD 3 billion. Additionally, the company confirmed it will be included in several exchange-traded funds managed by ARK Invest, a move aimed at widening public participation.
OpenAI has also expanded its revolving credit facility to approximately USD 4.7 billion, supported by major global banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and HSBC. The facility remains undrawn, providing financial flexibility for future investments.
The announcement comes alongside continued product growth. The company recently launched GPT-5.4, described as its most capable model to date, and expanded features such as memory, search, and multimodal interaction. “We are continually shipping advances across ChatGPT, the API, and our enterprise products,” the company noted.
User growth has also accelerated significantly. ChatGPT now reports over 900 million weekly active users and more than 50 million subscribers. According to OpenAI, “These are not just growth milestones—they show that frontier AI is becoming part of everyday life.”
On the business side, enterprise services account for over 40% of revenue and are expected to match consumer contributions by 2026. The company says its APIs now process more than 15 billion tokens per minute, while its coding tool Codex serves over 2 million weekly users.
Highlighting its rapid expansion, OpenAI added, “The fastest way to widen the benefits of AI is to put useful intelligence in people’s hands early,” underscoring its broader mission as it scales globally.
OpenAI has announced the closure of a major funding round, securing USD 122 billion in committed capital to support what it describes as the next phase of artificial intelligence development. The round values the company at a post-money valuation of USD 852 billion, marking one of the largest capital raises in the technology sector.
The funding was anchored by strategic partners Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftBank, with continued backing from Microsoft. SoftBank co-led the round alongside a group of major investors including a16z, D. E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, TPG, and T. Rowe Price Associates.
A wide range of global institutions, such as BlackRock, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, and Fidelity, also participated, reflecting broad interest in the rapid expansion of AI technologies.
