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Sources: OpenAI nears an up to $30B round led by investors from the UAE and Coatue at a $1.25T pre-money valuation, as an "opportunistic" bridge ahead of an IPO

Sources: OpenAI nears an up to $30B round led by investors from the UAE and Coatue at a $1.25T pre-money valuation, as an opportunistic bridge ahead of an IPO OpenAI is closing in on a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence giant at more than $1 trillion ahe…

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  1. 2026-10-22 20:23 · Techmeme
    Sources: OpenAI nears an up to $30B round led by investors from the UAE and Coatue at a $1.25T pre-money valuation, as an "opportunistic" bridge ahead of an IPO

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