OpenAI reportedly seeks $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation

OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30 billion in a funding round that would value the ChatGPT maker at about $1.4 trillion, according to Bloomberg, as reported by Jawlah. That valuation is pre-money: it is an estimate of the company’s value before the new investment is added, not the size of the round itself. The terms could still change, but the talks follow OpenAI’s decision to put off an IPO in 2026 and keep raising money privately. The proposed round shows the scale of capital OpenAI wants to secure as it continues paying for the computing capacity needed to develop and operate advanced AI systems.