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Sep 20, 2024

OpenAI’s $150B valuation round is reportedly oversubscribed

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0. Data and calendar

All values as of 6 AM ET / 3 AM PT, other than S&P500 and NASDAQ close (4 PM ET / 1 PM PT).

All times are ET.

1. OpenAI’s $150B valuation round reportedly oversubscribed

  • $250M is the minimum OpenAI has reportedly asked investors to put in the ongoing round.

  • $5-$7B could be the round size, valuing the company at $150B.

  • $1B: Thrive is leading with that amount.

  • $2-$3B could come from tech giants Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple.

  • The funding round is said to be oversubscribed, and investors will know whether they’re in on Fri.

2. o1-preview, o1-mini expanded to ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu tiers

OpenAI.

  • Earlier this month: o1 models debuted to provide better reasoning outputs.

  • o1 models are more capable of handling complex tasks than earlier models.

  • OpenAI is competing with Anthropic by taking the enterprise-focused move.

The o1 models have been receiving positive reviews from early users

Artificial Analysis.

  • Data scientists, doctors, and AI professors have praised o1’s “thinking” abilities.

  • However, o1 models are significantly more expensive than GPT-4o.

  • GitHub is also adding o1 to its GitHub Copilot coding assistant.

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4. Apple Intelligence goes live with some AI features, but in beta

Apple.

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