In a post appearing on the official website, OpenAI announces it has raised $6.6 billion in new financing, reaching a valuation of $157 billion. Leading the significant funding round was Thrive Capital, which invested $1.3 billion, with an exclusive option to invest an additional $1 billion at the same valuation by 2025. Names of prominent such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Fidelity and MGX.
Altman’s company, creators of ChatGPT, calls this important financial support “crucial” to further accelerate progress in frontier artificial intelligence research. Thanks to these funds, the company will be able to double its computing capacity and continue to develop tools that help people solve complex problems.
The primary objective is make advanced intelligence a widely accessible resourcecapable of transforming the way people interact with technology. The company expresses gratitude to its investors for their trust and is committed to collaborating with partners, developers and the broader community to shape an AI-enhanced ecosystem that benefits everyone.
Through strategic collaborations with US government agencies and allies, the company aims to unlock the full potential of this technology. Public-private synergy will be key to ensuring that AI innovations are not only cutting-edge, but also ethically responsible and accessible to a global audience. To date, over 250 million users worldwide use ChatGPT every week to support their profession, to stimulate creativity or facilitate learning.