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OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO

TechCrunch Startups · Oct 22, 2026 · 6:08 PM ET

Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.

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