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OpenAI funding rounds and valuation
Total funding $166.07B
Funding history chart
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date
Round
Amount Raised
Price Per Share
Post-Money Valuation 3
Key Investors
02/27/2026
Series C
$110B
$687.69
$840B
Amazon, Nvidia, Softbank
Price Per Share
$687.69
Shares Outstanding
159,956,513
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Amazon, Nvidia, Softbank
12/11/2025
Series B
$1B
$47.14
$500B
Dragoneer Investment Group, MGX, Softbank, The Walt Disney Company, Thrive Capital, T. Rowe Price
Price Per Share
$47.14
Shares Outstanding
21,212,102
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Dragoneer Investment Group, MGX, Softbank, The Walt Disney Company, Thrive Capital, T. Rowe Price
Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, K2 Global, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital
Price Per Share
$67.00
Shares Outstanding
2,238,805
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, K2 Global, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital
07/22/2019
Series A-1
$193.83MM
$5.23
$20B
Andreessen Horowitz, Bedrock Capital, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management
Price Per Share
$5.23
Shares Outstanding
37,096,471
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Bedrock Capital, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management
Company details
OpenAI is an AI research company which offers advanced AI models to organizations and individuals. OpenAI’s models are designed for tasks like language processing, coding, and problem-solving, with the goal of making AI tools accessible and effective for a wide range of users. The company aims to help users improve efficiency and build smarter systems while advancing AI research. This company was founded by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, Wojciech Zaremba, Elon Musk, Andrej Karpathy, Trevor Blackwell, Durk Kingma, and Pamela Vagata in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
The first quarter of 2026 has delivered a surge in private venture investment, driven largely by artificial intelligence and data infrastructure. A concentrated group of deep-technology startups is capturing an outsized share of capital, reinforcing investor conviction that foundational AI and next-generation platforms could define the next decade of innovation. Five of the largest funding rounds currently listed on Forge Global highlight companies advancing generative AI, machine intelligence and scalable enterprise infrastructure.
OpenAI is focusing employee and investor attention on its enterprise business as the artificial intelligence startup gears up to go public, potentially by the end of the year, CNBC has learned.
March 7 (Reuters) - Caitlin Kalinowski, who oversaw hardware at OpenAI, announced her resignation on Saturday, citing concerns about the company's agreement with the Department of Defense.
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Updated Mar 21, 2026
