OpenAI Nears $100B Funding Round Amid $850B Valuation, Backed by Amazon, Nvidia, Microsoft

OpenAI is on the verge of closing what could become the largest private funding round in history, with reports confirming the company is finalizing a $100 billion investment deal that would value the ChatGPT-maker at more than $850 billion. According to Bloomberg, the funding round is structured to support OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure, including next-gen reasoning models, global data center expansion, and enhanced safety protocols. The deal, expected to be announced within weeks, would surpass the previous record for private tech funding and position OpenAI as the most valuable privately held company ever.

Leading the investment consortium are technology giants Amazon, Nvidia, and Microsoft, each of which has deepened its strategic ties with OpenAI over the past two years. Blockonomi reports that Amazon is contributing significant cloud infrastructure credits through AWS, while Nvidia is supplying next-generation H200 and B200 AI chips under a long-term supply agreement. Microsoft, already OpenAI’s primary cloud and commercialization partner, is reportedly increasing its equity stake to maintain its exclusive licensing rights for OpenAI’s models in enterprise and cloud services.

Adding to the momentum, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has committed a substantial portion of its Vision Fund 3 capital to the round, signaling confidence in OpenAI’s path toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). The timing of the deal’s finalization coincides with the Global AI Summit currently underway in New Delhi, where world leaders are debating regulatory frameworks for foundational AI models. FXStreet notes that the funding surge reflects growing global urgency to secure domestic AI capabilities amid geopolitical competition, particularly between the U.S., China, and the European Union.

Analysts caution that the $850 billion valuation — more than double the market cap of Meta and nearly triple that of Tesla — rests heavily on speculative projections of future revenue from AI-powered enterprise contracts, subscription models, and potential licensing of proprietary training data. Yet, the sheer scale of investor commitment suggests confidence in OpenAI’s ability to monetize its technology at an unprecedented pace. Internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg indicate that OpenAI’s enterprise API usage has grown 700% year-over-year, with Fortune 500 companies now accounting for over 40% of its revenue stream.

Regulatory scrutiny is also intensifying. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission are reportedly preparing inquiries into whether the concentration of AI power among a handful of corporate backers constitutes an anti-competitive market structure. Critics warn that the $100 billion infusion could further entrench a tech oligopoly, limiting innovation from smaller AI startups. OpenAI has responded by reaffirming its nonprofit governance structure, though the influx of for-profit capital has sparked renewed debate over whether its original mission remains intact.

For investors, the deal represents not just a bet on AI, but on the future of global digital infrastructure. With OpenAI’s next model, rumored to be codenamed ‘Stratos,’ expected to launch later this year, the company is positioning itself as the central nervous system of the next technological era. As global AI summits convene and national security agencies reassess AI dependencies, OpenAI’s funding milestone may mark not just a financial landmark, but a geopolitical turning point.