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OpenAI in talks for $1.2T private round as IPO slips further

Days after confirming its IPO won't happen this year, OpenAI is reportedly discussing a new funding round that would nearly double its March valuation.

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OpenAI's Funding Race

2 stories · since Sep 14 · newest 2h ago — OpenAI pursues massive private capital raises and explores alternative financing structures as its path to a public IPO becomes increasingly uncertain.

  1. Apollo mulls raising SoftBank loan to $9B for OpenAI bets
  2. OpenAI in talks for $1.2T private round as IPO slips furtheryou are here

What to know

  • FT reports OpenAI is in early talks for a private round at roughly $1.2 trillion, up sharply from the $852 billion valuation set in a March raise.
  • The talks follow OpenAI's confirmation that it will not pursue an IPO this year, despite having confidentially filed a prospectus in June.
  • OpenAI's annualized revenue reportedly passed $40 billion last month on GPT-5.6 and Astra launches, even as the company burned $34 billion last year.
  • The raise would let existing backers like SoftBank and Thrive Capital increase their stakes while delaying a liquidity event other investors are awaiting; rival Anthropic is separately targeting an October IPO at a $2 trillion valuation.

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OpenAI in talks for $1.2T private round as IPO slips further
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    Revenue surge and Anthropic's rival IPO push frame the raise

    Coverage notes OpenAI's annualized revenue topped $40 billion last month, up 20% sequentially on the GPT-5.6 rollout, even as it burned $34 billion last year; rival Anthropic is meanwhile preparing an IPO as early as October at a targeted $2 trillion valuation.

    1. 1 outlet OpenAI Weighs New Funding at $1.2 Trillion Valuation

      first by Seoul Economic Daily, 8d ago

    • OpenAI is reportedly in early talks to raise funding at a $1.2T+ valuation, up roughly 41% from March’s $852B. An IPO is expected in 2027. The company reports over 1B active users, while Q2 revenue grew 18% to $6.7B. But operating margins declined, pushing profitability further

      @kimmonismusX8d ago266▲view on X ↗
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    • Man I get the hype, but I feel like in the chaos of the world right now, there’s smarter investments out there on discount that aren’t AI that will produce solid returns at a lower bar of entry. In a bad interest rate environment with low capex, it’s going to be discount days for construction, materials, manufacturing, etc… So many companies are…

      PugsAndHugs95r/StockMarket8d agoview on r/StockMarket ↗

    • OpenAI Is Reportedly Weighing New Funding Round At $1.5 Trillion Valuation https://www. forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/ 2026/09/16/openai-is-reportedly-weighing-new-funding-round-at-15-trillion-valuation/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Breaking News @ breaking-news-forbes

      forbes@flipboard.comMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    OpenAI holds early talks for $1.2T private round

    The Financial Times reports OpenAI has held early-stage conversations with investors about a new private funding round valuing the company at about $1.2 trillion ahead of its delayed IPO, letting backers like SoftBank and Thrive Capital expand their stakes while deferring a liquidity event for early investors.

    1. 22 outlets OpenAI considers funding round at $1.2tn valuation ahead of delayed IPO - FT

      first by Investing.com News, 8d ago · also Communicate Online, Reuters, The Information, Financial Times, Channel News Asia, Straits Times +15

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    2. 3 outlets OpenAI's Investor Talks Point To A $1.2 Trillion Valuation

      first by Finimize, 8d ago · also NYT, The Asia Business Daily

      2 more headlines
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    OpenAI confirms it will not IPO this year

    AI stocks fell after leading AI CEOs called for development to be slowed and OpenAI said it is no longer planning an IPO this year; analysts suggested the delay could ultimately boost OpenAI's eventual valuation.

  4. background

    OpenAI raises $122B at $852B valuation — OpenAI closed a private funding round of $122 billion at an $852 billion post-money valuation, the benchmark against which the newly reported $1.2 trillion talks represent a sharp step-up.

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  1. 3 outlets OpenAI considers new financing at $1.2T valuation, FT reports

    first by Seeking Alpha, 8d ago · also RuntimeWire, Anadolu Agency

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