OpenAI Targets $30B in New Funding at $1.4T Value

(bloomberg.com)

30 points | by spenvo 5 hours ago ago

13 comments

  • throwa356262 4 hours ago ago

    "We only need a few more billions to ensure humanities extinction. Which we really really don't want to do. But please give us the money anyway otherwise Jensen may decide he loves Anthropic more."

  • etempleton 3 hours ago ago

    To keep raising money at this point, after all the money already raised and ahead of a seemingly imminent IPO should tell everyone everything they need to know about the state of their finances. I can’t wait to read OpenAI and Anthropic’s S1s.

    • pigeons 3 hours ago ago

      I agree, but who are these alleged investors at this point?

      • lubujackson 2 hours ago ago

        My guess is investors already heavily invested and desperate for the IPO cashout. Pot odds, and all.

        • etempleton 27 minutes ago ago

          I agree. These investors are already completely exposed. Their only way out of the hole is to dig themselves deeper and wait for 60 days or whatever after IPO to recoup their investment.

          It is also why they are valuing themselves so high. They need it to be that high. To return value to shareholders.

      • zamalek 3 hours ago ago

        FOMO is a powerful drug.

  • bix6 4 hours ago ago

    $30B to pace the frontier

    • ekjhgkejhgk 2 hours ago ago

      $30B to last for 9 months more.

    • jgalt212 3 hours ago ago

      That's only 1/5 of NVDA announced stock buyback.

  • downrightmike 5 hours ago ago

    circular financing

  • simianwords 3 hours ago ago

    I made a bet with a guy on HN that the market value of OpenAI + Anthropic would get to at least 2.5T by 2027. I think I'm on track to winning.

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48517353

    • perfmode 12 minutes ago ago

      I predict that Anthropic will have a 5T market cap by Jan 1, 2028.

    • rwmj 2 hours ago ago

      "Market value" so that's after they IPO then? Because before the IPO, and even for a while after, they're simply making up numbers.