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OpenAI Closes Silicon Valley's Largest-Ever Funding Round
OpenAI completed the largest funding round in Silicon Valley history, raising $122 billion ahead of a blockbuster IPO expected by the end of the year.The deal, which values OpenAI at $852 billion, came with an additional perk: greater access to individual investors. As part of the financing, OpenAI raised more than $3 billion from wealthy investors through banks and said it would be included in several exchange-traded funds managed by ARK Invest, the investment firm led by technology bull Cathie Wood. Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8VideosFurther Reading
OpenAI's Record-Breaking $122B Round Will Fund 'AI Superapp'
The AI company pulled in $122B, making its valuation $852 billion as it generates $2 billion in revenue per month. By Jonathan Small | edited by Dan Bova | Apr 02, 2026 The numbers are staggering, even by Silicon Valley standards. OpenAI just closed a $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation. The AI company now generates $2 billion in revenue per month, up from $1 billion per quarter at the end of 2024 and $1 billion annually just a year after launching ChatGPT. The round was anchored by Amazon, NVIDIAand SoftBank, with continued participation from Microsoft. The company says ChatGPT now has 900 million weekly active users and is growing revenue four times faster than Google or Meta ever did at comparable stages. OpenAI says it will use the resoures to build an “AI superapp” that unifies ChatGPT, its coding tool Codex, browsing, and agentic capabilities into one system. The goal is to create a single platform that can understand intent, take action and operate across applications and workflows — replacing disconnected AI tools with one unified agent. The numbers are staggering, even by Silicon Valley standards. OpenAI just closed a $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation. The AI company now generates $2 billion in revenue per month, up from $1 billion per quarter at the end of 2024 and $1 billion annually just a year after launching ChatGPT. The round was anchored by Amazon, NVIDIAand SoftBank, with continued participation from Microsoft. The company says ChatGPT now has 900 million weekly active users and is growing revenue four times faster than Google or Meta ever did at comparable stages. OpenAI says it will use the resoures to build an “AI superapp” that unifies ChatGPT, its coding tool Codex, browsing, and agentic capabilities into one system. The goal is to create a single platform that can understand intent, take action and operate across applications and workflows — replacing disconnected AI tools with one unified agent.
OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster ...
OpenAI has closed a deal to raise $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation, its largest funding round to date as the company is expected to hit the public markets this year.
OpenAI Closes Historic $122B Round, Eyes Public Markets
The difference? OpenAI operates in a market that didn't exist five years ago and shows no signs of slowing. The $122 billion round isn't just a funding milestone - it's a statement of intent. OpenAI is signaling to competitors, regulators, and future public market investors that it plans to dominate AI infrastructure for the next decade.
