Openai, the artificial intelligence company behind Chatgpt, said it had finished a financing round that would bring $ 40 billion from Softbank Group Corp. And other investors with a value of $ 300 billion, including the collected money.
The funding tour of the developer of artificial intelligence is the largest ever, according to the data collected by the Pitchbook. The deal is estimated at its weakness
The previous evaluation of $ 157 billion When I collected money in October.
Bloomberg I mentioned On March 26, this was Openai about the buttons in the $ 40 billion financing deal.
“Hundreds of millions use Chatgpt every week,” CEO Sam Al -Tamman said in a statement on Monday about the new financing round. “This investment helps us to push the borders and make artificial intelligence more useful in daily life.”
Openai also plans to complete the restructuring of companies by the end of the year that would give the independence of their arm to profit from the non -profit organizations currently governing it, according to a person familiar with the issue that requested not to identify private information.
Softbank, which leads the latest financing round, will invest $ 7.5 billion in the company along with $ 2.5 billion from the Investor Syndicate, a person familiar with the agreement Bloomberg said. Among the additional investors in the group Microsoft Corp.Management of the coat, capital management in height and FMORE CAPITAL.
There will be a second segment of $ 30 billion invested by the end of 2025 – 22.5 billion dollars from SoftBank and 7.5 billion dollars from the Syndicate, Bloomberg said.
As part of the new deal, Openai has an incentive to complete the restructuring process quickly. If its restructuring is not complete by the end of the year, Softbank will have the option to reduce its total contribution to $ 20 billion from $ 30 billion, and Openai can search for additional investors to add it to this amount, according to the person who knows the situation.
in presentation On Monday, Softbank said that its first investment in Openai will be funded by Mizuho Bank from other financial institutions.
In a statement on the deal, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Softbank Masayoshi Ai described “a distinct force that constitutes the future of humanity.”
He said: “Our expanded partnership with Openai has rushes our common vision to open its full potential.”
Other investors including Magnetar Capital and Founders Fund He was also in conversations To participate in the tour. Magnetar Capital-an Ivanstone-based hedge box can contribute.
Gavari writes to Bloomberg.