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OpenAI closes record $122B round at $852B post-money valuation

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1. OpenAI closes record $122B round at $852B post-money valuation

  • SoftBank co-led the round alongside a16z, D.E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, TPG, and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price.

    • Microsoft also participated.

    • $3B came from individual investors.

  • $2B in monthly revenue, OpenAI said, adding it generated $13.1B in 2025.

  • Feb.: $110B in commitments were announced, including up to $50B from Amazon, $30B from NVIDIA, and $30B from SoftBank.

  • The revolving credit facility expanded to $4.7B, backed by JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo, among others.

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