OpenAI closes record $122 billion round at $852 billion valuation, opens door to retail investors for the first time

The Next Web
By Cristian DinaMar 31, 2026, 5:17 pm97 pts
There is a number that keeps getting larger, and on Tuesday it got larger again. OpenAI announced that it had closed its latest funding round with $122 billion in committed capital, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $852 billion post-money. The figure is up from the $110 billion the company announced in February,…

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