OpenAI Cuts Valuation Target To $1.25 Trillion As Investors Push Back On $1.4 Trillion Price

OpenAI cuts valuation target to $1.25 trillion as investors push back on $1.4 trillion price (File Photo)

OpenAI has reportedly lowered its valuation target to $1.25 trillion from $1.4 trillion after some investors expressed reservations about the higher price. The ChatGPT developer is working to raise $30 billion in fresh capital as it prepares for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in 2027. Despite the reduction, the revised target would value OpenAI at nearly 50 per cent above its current valuation of $852 billion.

The fundraising comes at a crucial time for OpenAI, which needs substantial financial resources to expand its computing capabilities and compete with other major AI developers.

OpenAI is reportedly in the final stages of putting together its latest funding round. However, investor interest has been less robust than in some of its previous fundraising exercises, the Financial Times reported.

Morgan Stanley and investment firm Dragoneer had previously informed the bank's private wealth clients that OpenAI was targeting a valuation of $1.4 trillion before the new investment. Some prospective investors were unwilling to commit capital at that level, prompting the reported revision.

The change also comes against the backdrop of a sell-off in US technology stocks. Investors…

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