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Sources: investors recently approached OpenAI with a proposal to invest at a $1.2T valuation, but OpenAI believes its valuation should be at least $1.5T (Sri Muppidi/New York Times)

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Sri Muppidi / New York Times : Sources: investors recently approached OpenAI with a proposal to invest at a $1.2T valuation, but OpenAI believes its valuation should be at least $1.5T The funding round would double the value of the start-up behind ChatGPT and establish it as the world's most valuab…

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  1. 2026-09-16 05:00 · Techmeme
    Sources: investors recently approached OpenAI with a proposal to invest at a $1.2T valuation, but OpenAI believes its valuation should be at least $1.5T (Sri Muppidi/New York Times)

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