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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Sanya Mansoor and agency

OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, on 19 February 2026. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters

OpenAI said on Friday it is raising $110bn in a blockbuster funding round that would value the ChatGPT maker at $840bn, in a deal that signals the feverish pace of investment in artificial intelligence.

It’s more than double the amount the company raised last year, when it racked up $40bn in the largest private tech deal on record.

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