OpenAI seeks $30B at $1.4T valuation ahead of 2027 IPO
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The pre-IPO round would value OpenAI at roughly $1.4 trillion, excluding new capital, per Bloomberg. Run-rate revenue hit $40B in August, up 70% since July; the prior raise was $122B at an $852B valuation in March.
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