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OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation

Bloomberg reported Tuesday that OpenAI is negotiating a pre-IPO round of at least $30 billion at a roughly $1.4 trillion valuation, with investors eager to buy in before an anticipated listing next year. Run-rate revenue rose 70 percent since July to $40 billion in August, after a March raise of $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation that was meant to be the company's last private round. CEO Sam Altman has ruled out a 2026 debut, saying a 10 percent chance of killing everyone by decade's end is unacceptable.

Source: OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation — TechCrunch

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