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#OpenAI#Amazon#Nvidia#SoftBank Group#MGX#D.E. Shaw Ventures#TPG#Bloomberg#ChatGPT#Codex#Sora#Microsoft#Oracle#AWS

OpenAI raises $122B at $852B valuation

Source: Mobile World LiveApril 1, 2026
TL;DR:
  • OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round in April 2025, valuing the company at $852 billion.
  • Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank Group led the round and reportedly contributed $110 billion combined.
  • OpenAI said it generates $2 billion in monthly revenue, has more than 900 million weekly active ChatGPT users, and plans to spend much of the new capital on compute capacity.

OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round in April 2025, lifting its valuation to $852 billion. The company said it will use the capital to expand compute, research and enterprise deployment.

Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank Group led the round and, according to Bloomberg, contributed $110 billion combined. Bloomberg reported Amazon invested $50 billion, while Nvidia and SoftBank Group each invested $30 billion; other backers included MGX, D.E. Shaw Ventures and TPG, and OpenAI said a limited pool of individual investors contributed about $3 billion.

OpenAI said it generates $2 billion in monthly revenue, with enterprise contributing more than 40 per cent of total sales and expected to reach 50 per cent by year-end. The company also said ChatGPT has more than 900 million weekly active users and API usage exceeds 15 billion tokens per minute; it plans to direct a large share of the new capital to compute capacity and cited partnerships with Microsoft, Oracle, AWS and Nvidia, while also outlining a unified AI app combining ChatGPT, Codex and its AI web browser after shutting down Sora the previous week.

Related Questions

How much did OpenAI raise in its latest funding round?
$122 billion. OpenAI said the round valued the company at $852 billion.
Which companies invested in OpenAI's $122 billion round?
Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank Group led the round. Bloomberg reported they contributed $110 billion combined, with additional backing from MGX, D.E. Shaw Ventures, TPG and a limited pool of individual investors.

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