OpenAI Raises $122 Bn at $852 Bn Valuation; Pushes Towards AI SuperApp

OpenAI has closed a massive funding round with $122 billion in committed capital, valuing the company at $852 billion post-money, as it accelerates efforts to build what it describes as the core infrastructure layer for artificial intelligence.

The round was anchored by strategic partners including Amazon, NVIDIA and SoftBank, with continued participation from Microsoft. Additional investors include major global firms such as Sequoia Capital, BlackRock and Temasek.

The company also raised more than $3 billion from individual investors via bank channels and expanded its credit facility to $4.7 billion.

"It’s a historic number. But for me, what matters more is what it represents. We’re building the core infrastructure for AI, making it possible for anyone, anywhere, to build. From individuals to the smallest business to the largest enterprise, this is about putting powerful tools into more hands and seeing what people create with them," Sarah Frair, OpenAI CFO, said.

The funding comes amid explosive growth. OpenAI said it is now generating $2 billion in monthly revenue, up from $1 billion annually within a year of launching ChatGPT. The platform has reached more than 900 million weekly active users and over 50 million subscribers, with enterprise customers accounting for more than 40% of revenue.

The company plans to deploy the capital toward scaling compute infrastructure, advancing research and expanding product capabilities. Its infrastructure strategy now spans multiple cloud providers, including Microsoft, Oracle and Google Cloud, as well as chip partners such as NVIDIA and AMD.

"The OpenAI flywheel is simple. More compute drives more intelligent models. More intelligent models drive better products. Better products drive faster adoption, more revenue and more cashflow. That gives us the ability to reinvest and deliver intelligence more efficiently to consumers, enterprises, and builders around the world," the startup said in a blog post.

OpenAI is also pushing toward a unified “AI superapp” that integrates ChatGPT, Codex, and agentic capabilities into a single platform. The company said this approach will help translate advances in AI models into broader adoption across both consumers and enterprises.

The investment underscores growing confidence in AI as a foundational technology. OpenAI said increased compute capacity will drive more capable models, lower costs and expand real-world applications, creating a cycle of growth across products, users and revenue.