OpenAI Is Raising Up to 30 Billion Dollars at a 1.25 Trillion Valuation
OpenAI拟融资300亿美元，估值1.25万亿，暂缓IPO转战私募
OpenAI is close to closing a private fundraising round of up to 30 billion dollars at a pre-money valuation of 1.25 trillion dollars, Bloomberg reported on October 23, putting its initial public offering on hold. The round is being led by Coatue and investors from the United Arab Emirates. The talks come about a month after reports that OpenAI was weighing an IPO, and the shift highlights how the AI lab prefers to raise from private markets as it races to expand computing capacity. OpenAI has been one of the most valuable private companies in the world, and the new round would cement its position at the center of the AI boom, with investors betting on continued rapid growth of artificial intelligence.
彭博社10月23日报道，OpenAI即将完成一轮最高300亿美元的私募融资，投前估值达1.25万亿美元，其首次公开募股计划暂时搁置。本轮融资由Coatue和阿联酋投资方领投。大约一个月前曾有报道称OpenAI在考虑IPO，如今转向私募市场，凸显这家AI实验室在争分夺秒扩充算力之际，更倾向于从私募市场融资。OpenAI一直是全球估值最高的私营公司之一，新一轮融资将进一步巩固其在AI热潮中的核心地位，投资者正押注人工智能持续高速增长。
