OpenAI is reportedly nearing a significant private funding round rather than rushing toward an IPO. The AI laboratory is preparing to raise up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, a transaction set to be led by Coatue and investors from the UAE, according to sources speaking to CNBC.
This development mirrors a similar report from Bloomberg a month earlier, which indicated the lab was seeking $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation. Both outlets report that the terms are still under negotiation and may ultimately change. Furthermore, CNBC notes that the UAE funding could be paired with an agreement to secure additional computing infrastructure for OpenAI from the region. OpenAI declined to comment on these matters.
If OpenAI successfully commands a valuation exceeding $1 trillion through this round, it would shatter records as the most valuable private company in history. Such a high valuation would significantly elevate the bar for the company’s impending IPO. OpenAI filed confidential paperwork for an IPO in June, following a previous raise in March that valued the ChatGPT creator at $852 billion post-money.
These astronomical figures could also have significant implications for Anthropic’s IPO plans, which many speculate is imminent. Rumors suggest that Anthropic may file its public S-1 filing imminently. The latest reports indicate Anthropic is pursuing a $1.5 to $2 trillion valuation for its public debut. The company raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation in May, widely viewed as its final major round before going public, and also filed confidential paperwork in June.
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