OpenAI

Software Development Applications · San Francisco, CA · Founded 2015 · In IPO Registration

Developer of machine learning systems designed for general-purpose artificial intelligence applications. OpenAI is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2015. It is valued at about $1.16 trillion as of Oct 2026, set by secondary market price, up 36% since its later-stage round in Mar 2026. It has raised $178 billion across 25 recorded rounds; the latest was a $520 million debt round in Jul 2026.

PMV mark · valuation
$1.2T
Oct 2026
Secondary market · $/share
$955
Total raised
$178.1B
Last round
Debt - General
Jul 2026
How much has OpenAI raised?
$178.1Bacross 25 recorded rounds · Oct 2025 – Jul 2026

Most recently, OpenAI raised $520.0M in its Debt - General (Jul 2026).

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OpenAI round by round

25 rounds
Jul 2026Debt - General$520.0M▮
Jun 2026IPOundisclosed▮
Apr 2026Later Stage VC$75.0M▮
Robinhood Ventureslead+ 2 more investors · free account
Dec 2025Later Stage VC$1.0B▮
The Walt Disneylead+ 10 more investors · free account
Oct 2025Secondary Transaction - Private$6.6B▮
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+ 19 earlier rounds · a free account shows the full history

How much has OpenAI raised?

OpenAI has raised $178 billion across 25 recorded rounds since 2015. The largest was an $8.4 million private secondary transaction in Feb 2025; the most recent was a $520 million debt round in Jul 2026. 9 of the rounds disclosed a post-money valuation.

OpenAI investors

220 investors are on record for OpenAI, led by Amazon.com, The D. E. Shaw Group and Robinhood Ventures. By type, the record holds 103 venture capital firms and 10 family offices. 3 of them led at least one round. The later-stage round in Apr 2026 drew 3 investors.

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Frequently asked about OpenAI

How much has OpenAI raised?
OpenAI has raised $178.1B in total across 25 recorded funding rounds.
Who are OpenAI's lead investors?
Lead investors in OpenAI's recorded rounds include Amazon.com, Amazon.com (NAS: AMZN), Andreessen Horowitz, Chainfund Capital, MGX.
When was OpenAI's last funding round?
OpenAI's most recent recorded round was Debt - General in Jul 2026, raising $520.0M.