OpenAI provides advanced AI research and tools for developers and businesses looking to integrate AI technologies.
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Bloomberg earlier described a planned additional ~$10 billion and a latest-round total above $120 billion; OpenAI's March 31 release, the preferred source, reports the closed round's $122 billion.
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The round remained open, so the $11 billion figure is reported commitments rather than a closed financing. Bloomberg said Nvidia’s deal was nearing completion and was not final.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: valuation
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Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands.
The key points call Dragoneer the round’s lead, while the article calls SoftBank the lead backer of the broader $40 billion fundraising; Dragoneer is treated as this round’s lead and SoftBank excluded. No stage is stated.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: date
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OpenAI’s release states $40 billion; Reuters says “up to $40 billion,” and London Daily says “over $40 billion.” The company’s release is preferred.
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Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands.
Sources 3 and 4 concern OpenAI’s earlier October 2024 round, not this funding. The reported $20 billion is the potential full-round total; the announced new money is the $11 billion initial portion.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: valuation
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Reported by techcrunch.com; not announced.
No source states a round stage or headquarters. Microsoft’s investment is explicitly separate; Peter Thiel is described as an existing backer, not a participant in this financing.
Certainty announced read as reported (techcrunch.com): "Altogether the VCs have put in just over $300 million at a valuation of $27 billion – $29 billion.": known from press reports; the company did not announce it
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Altogether the VCs have put in just over $300 million at a valuation of $27 billion – $29 billion.": press-reported share sale to Thrive, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, K2 Global and Founders Fund; shown as reported
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Reported; not announced.
The source describes Microsoft as investing, but does not label it a lead investor or state a financing stage.
Certainty announced read as reported (latimes.com): "Although Microsoft didn’t give details of the new investment, a person familiar with the discussions who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public said it totals $10 billion over multiple years.": Microsoft announced a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment without a figure; the $10 billion is from press citing an unnamed person
Published by hand (latimes.com): "Microsoft is investing $10 billion in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has lit up the internet since its introduction in November": Microsoft announced the investment the same day; the figure is press-reported and the row is shown as reported
Investors read as leads [Microsoft], participants [] (cnbc.com): the $10 billion is from Microsoft alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand
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The source announces Microsoft's investment in OpenAI but does not assign a round stage or use 'led by' language. The source states Microsoft is investing $1 billion and dates the announcement to July 22, 2019.
Published by hand (openai.com): "Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to support us building artificial general intelligence (AGI) with widely distributed economic benefits.": the company's own announcement, July 22, 2019
Investors read as leads [Microsoft], participants [] (openai.com): the $1 billion is from Microsoft alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
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| Funding round [ REPORTED LATER ]: This round was announced before Fireround first saw it. It stays in the company's history, not in Latest, Trending, or alerts. | $122B more than $120B financing total at $852 billion post-money valuation | 2026-03-31 | Amazon, T. Rowe Price, Andreessen Horowitz, D. E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, Nvidia, SoftBank, TPG Capital | No recent discussion |
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Bloomberg earlier described a planned additional ~$10 billion and a latest-round total above $120 billion; OpenAI's March 31 release, the preferred source, reports the closed round's $122 billion. | ||||
OpenAI builds AI models and products such as ChatGPT and APIs for people, developers, and businesses.
| Funding round [ REPORTED LATER ]: This round was announced before Fireround first saw it. It stays in the company's history, not in Latest, Trending, or alerts. | $11B $20B to date at $125 billion valuation | 2026-03-24 | Investors from the United Arab Emirates | No recent discussion |
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The round remained open, so the $11 billion figure is reported commitments rather than a closed financing. Bloomberg said Nvidia’s deal was nearing completion and was not final.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: valuation [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]36 pages read: cdn.openai.com, bloomberg.com, livemint.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 4 of 36 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $8.3B $40B to date | 2025-08-01 | Dragoneer | No recent discussion |
1 source [ DEVELOPING ] Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands. read against 1 source
The key points call Dragoneer the round’s lead, while the article calls SoftBank the lead backer of the broader $40 billion fundraising; Dragoneer is treated as this round’s lead and SoftBank excluded. No stage is stated.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: date [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: cnbc.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ REPORTED LATER ]: This round was announced before Fireround first saw it. It stays in the company's history, not in Latest, Trending, or alerts. | $40B at $300 billion post-money valuation | 2025-03-31 | SoftBank | No recent discussion |
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OpenAI’s release states $40 billion; Reuters says “up to $40 billion,” and London Daily says “over $40 billion.” The company’s release is preferred. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]10 pages read: openai.com, reuters.com, londondaily.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 4 of 10 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ REPORTED LATER ]: This round was announced before Fireround first saw it. It stays in the company's history, not in Latest, Trending, or alerts. | $6.6B $18B to date | 2024-10-02 | not stated | No recent discussion |
5 sources [ DEVELOPING ] Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands. read against 4 of 5 sources
Sources 3 and 4 concern OpenAI’s earlier October 2024 round, not this funding. The reported $20 billion is the potential full-round total; the announced new money is the $11 billion initial portion.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: valuation [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]5 pages read: openai.com, techcrunch.com, indiantelevision.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 4 of 5 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Share sale [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it.Reported | $300M at $27 billion - $29 billion valuation | 2023-04-28 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source Reported by techcrunch.com; not announced. [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source
No source states a round stage or headquarters. Microsoft’s investment is explicitly separate; Peter Thiel is described as an existing backer, not a participant in this financing. Certainty announced read as reported (techcrunch.com): "Altogether the VCs have put in just over $300 million at a valuation of $27 billion – $29 billion.": known from press reports; the company did not announce it Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Altogether the VCs have put in just over $300 million at a valuation of $27 billion – $29 billion.": press-reported share sale to Thrive, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, K2 Global and Founders Fund; shown as reported [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it.Reported | $10B | 2023-01-23 | Microsoft | No recent discussion |
2 sources Reported; not announced. [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 of 2 sources
The source describes Microsoft as investing, but does not label it a lead investor or state a financing stage. Certainty announced read as reported (latimes.com): "Although Microsoft didn’t give details of the new investment, a person familiar with the discussions who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public said it totals $10 billion over multiple years.": Microsoft announced a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment without a figure; the $10 billion is from press citing an unnamed person Published by hand (latimes.com): "Microsoft is investing $10 billion in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has lit up the internet since its introduction in November": Microsoft announced the investment the same day; the figure is press-reported and the row is shown as reported Investors read as leads [Microsoft], participants [] (cnbc.com): the $10 billion is from Microsoft alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: cnbc.com, latimes.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 of 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.0B | 2019-07-22 | Microsoft | No recent discussion |
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The source announces Microsoft's investment in OpenAI but does not assign a round stage or use 'led by' language. The source states Microsoft is investing $1 billion and dates the announcement to July 22, 2019. Published by hand (openai.com): "Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to support us building artificial general intelligence (AGI) with widely distributed economic benefits.": the company's own announcement, July 22, 2019 Investors read as leads [Microsoft], participants [] (openai.com): the $1 billion is from Microsoft alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: openai.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
Checked against 10 sources on Oct 29
Also named as backers in company research: Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel