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Fortune
Paolo Confino

Microsoft and OpenAI are haggling over the tech giant’s stake in the startup

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (Credit: Jason Redmond—AFP/Getty Images)

Microsoft and OpenAI may be working on a decidedly newfangled technology, but they’re haggling over an age-old business question: How much equity should I get for my investment? 

The two companies each hired investment banks to help answer how Microsoft’s roughly $13.75 billion worth of investments in OpenAI since 2019 will translate after the startup converts from a nonprofit to a for-profit corporation, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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