OpenAI has completed a funding round that values the artificial intelligence company at $852 billion, raising $122 billion in total and cementing its position as the most valuable startup in history. The valuation places OpenAI alongside established corporate giants such as Berkshire Hathaway. The scale of the raise marks a significant milestone in the broader AI industry.
The round was anchored by a group of major technology and investment firms, including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and existing backer Microsoft. Beyond these lead investors, the round attracted a wide roster of global participants. More than $3 billion of the total came from individual investors, reflecting broad interest in the company’s trajectory.
OpenAI reports that it currently generates $2 billion in monthly revenue, a figure that underscores the rapid commercialization of its technology. The company also says its flagship product, ChatGPT, now serves 900 million users on a weekly basis. These metrics position OpenAI as one of the fastest-growing technology platforms in recent memory.
The company says it intends to deploy the newly raised capital toward compute infrastructure, reflecting the significant hardware demands of training and running large AI models. Investment in this area is seen as essential to maintaining competitive performance as the broader AI sector expands. Infrastructure spending has become a defining feature of the current phase of AI development.
OpenAI is also working toward a unified AI product described as a “superapp,” with the goal of translating advances in its underlying models into wider mainstream adoption. The concept envisions consolidating AI capabilities into a single platform accessible to a broad user base. The company frames this effort as a key step in moving beyond research and into everyday consumer and enterprise use.
Originally reported by CoinDesk.
