Openai is a private company in the world after selling private shares

Openaii sold 6.6 billion dollars of shares kept by current and former employees, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The Openai’s total evaluation process prompted $ 500 billion, the highest level achieved by a private company. The report said that buyers included Softbank, Dragoneer Investment Group, Thrive Capital, MGX and T. Rowe PRICE.

The sale was not a traditional financing round, as the money went to individuals who carry shares or options in Openai instead of the company’s private treasures. However, it is a strong retention tool for the company, which has faced great pressure from the newly activated AI Laboratory from Meta. This summer, a dead dead At least seven senior engineers from OpenaiIt often attracts them away Signatures of millions of dollars.

The latest financing round came in Openai In AugustWhen I completed the donation of $ 40 billion with a rate of $ 300 billion. SoftBank, Thrive, T

The sale is also a reminder of Openai’s ability to collect cash as needed – a particularly important resource The ambitious infrastructure plans for the company. Openai has committed to $ 300 billion on Oracle Cloud Services over the next five years, which is a large amount of its current revenues or reserves. However, the strong momentum of the company’s donations indicates that it is not strange as the standard account indicates. In September, NVIDIA announced a plan Invest 100 billion dollars in Openai As part of the strategic infrastructure partnership.

The new sale comes after weeks only Unexial agreement between Openai and MicrosoftAnd that many saw as paving the way to convert Openai into a profit entity. But Openai’s transformation has not been confirmed yet in court, and new sales may cause significant complications if the conversion fails to move forward as planned.

Openai continues to develop and launch products at a strong pace, Launch the latest Sura 2 Video and social media feeding form earlier this week. The company reported the revenue of $ 4.3 billion in the first half of 2025, while it burns through $ 2.5 billion in cash.