OpenAI Eyes $300B Valuation with Colossal $40B Funding Led by SoftBank

Malaz Madani

Last updated 27-03-2025

2 min

OpenAI is poised to secure a massive $40 billion funding round, valuing it at $300 billion.

The round is primarily led by SoftBank, alongside investors like Magnetar, Coatue, and Altimeter Capital.

Funding will unfold in two stages, with SoftBank contributing a substantial $30 billion overall.

This round significantly surpasses OpenAI's previous $6.

6 billion in October 2024.

Investors are drawn to AI's expansive potential, anticipating future breakthroughs from OpenAI.

Word on the street (well, according to Bloomberg at any rate) says OpenAI is about to seal a truly whopper funding round worth a staggering $40 billion, valuing the company at an eye-watering $300 billion. Honestly, I've not seen numbers like that since Manchester United went on their latest spending spree.

The deal looks to be led mainly by Japan's ever-ambitious SoftBank, and they've roped in a real powerhouse of investors, including the American hedge fund Magnetar, Coatue, Founders Fund, and the big-hitters at Altimeter Capital Management. Details show that this funding round will happen over two stages, kicking off with a neat little sum (ahem!) of $10 billion—the lion's share, $7.5 billion, coming straight out of SoftBank's coffers, with the remaining $2.5 billion chipped in by a group of co-investors.

Stage two is where things really heat up—SoftBank apparently splashing out another $22.5 billion, topped up with a further $7.5 billion from other investment heavyweights, bringing the grand total comfortably to $40 billion. To put this in perspective, the round will smash OpenAI's previous fundraising record, easily overtaking the $6.6 billion they secured back in October 2024.

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Sounds mind-boggling, doesn't it? No surprise really, these guys seem to be everywhere you turn nowadays. Arageek readers might already be pondering what SoftBank and company see in OpenAI—and the answer is probably: plenty! AI tech is the dish du jour for investors right now, with potential applications multiplying faster than takeaway joints opening up in Peckham.

We'll have to wait and see how this dazzling war chest will shape OpenAI's future, but considering the size of this latest investment, expect even bigger things to come. Strap yourselves in folks—this ride is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

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