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23 Oct 2026, 8:39 PM	CNBC Technology	4.0	OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors OpenAI is close to a funding round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, led by investors from the United Arab Emirates alongside Coatue, according to people familiar with the deal. OpenAI aims to secure signatures by the end of next week, and the financing is being framed as an "opportunistic" bridge ahead of a potential IPO; CFO Sarah Friar has told employees a listing will likely come in 2027. The final size of the round is still being determined. Why: The concrete builder-relevant detail is the stated 2027 IPO target and the fact that the round size is not final. Do not read this as an OpenAI product, API, or pricing change; if you are making multi-year vendor commitments, treat the IPO timing as the only hard signal here and wait for final terms before modeling OpenAI pricing or capacity. openai funding ipo uae ai-infrastructure

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23 Oct 2026, 8:39 PM

CNBC Technology

4.0

OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors

OpenAI is close to a funding round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, led by investors from the United Arab Emirates alongside Coatue, according to people familiar with the deal. OpenAI aims to secure signatures by the end of next week, and the financing is being framed as an "opportunistic" bridge ahead of a potential IPO; CFO Sarah Friar has told employees a listing will likely come in 2027. The final size of the round is still being determined.

Why: The concrete builder-relevant detail is the stated 2027 IPO target and the fact that the round size is not final. Do not read this as an OpenAI product, API, or pricing change; if you are making multi-year vendor commitments, treat the IPO timing as the only hard signal here and wait for final terms before modeling OpenAI pricing or capacity.