The new round and the figures involved
OpenAI has reportedly raised $11 billion so far in a new funding round that values the company at $1.25 trillion. Bloomberg reported the news on Friday, citing sources close to the matter; TechCrunch covers it, noting that it contacted OpenAI for comment and had received no response by publication time.
According to Bloomberg's account, the figure does not exhaust the operation: the round is not yet closed, should conclude in the coming weeks, and could reach approximately $20 billion in total. The figure should be read as partial and provisional, because it is based on anonymous sources and not on confirmation from the company.
The gap from September expectations
The most significant comparison is with what Bloomberg also reported at the end of September, when OpenAI was seeking $30 billion in the same round. The $11 billion raised and the possible $20 billion cap therefore remain below the initial target, even though the company has confirmed neither the figures nor the existence of an official target.
The useful clarification for readers is that the $1.25 trillion valuation refers to the round underway and not to a final outcome: until the operation closes, both the amount and the value attributed to the company may change. The cited sources do not indicate who the investors are or the terms of the financing.
The picture around the listings
In the same hours, Bloomberg reported that possible buyers of Anthropic shares in its IPO would be assessing a listing significantly below expectations: the valuation could fall to as much as $1.1 trillion, against the $2 trillion investors had hypothesized about a month earlier. These are market indications not confirmed by the companies involved.
OpenAI had previously hinted that it wanted to go public this year, then postponed its plans; an IPO is now expected over the course of next year. The material does not specify the reasons for the postponement or the precise timing, so any reading of the listing's prospects remains a reported expectation, not an announced commitment.
Why it matters and what remains to be verified
The significance of the news lies in the combination of the size of the round and the gap from expectations: if the financing stopped at $20 billion, it would still be one of the largest fundraisings in the sector, but one-third lower than the $30 billion envisioned in September. On the same day, the scaling back of expectations for Anthropic suggests a more cautious climate around valuations of artificial intelligence companies, although the material does not offer sufficient data to establish a direct link between the two cases.
The text also notes that the AI market is going through a delicate phase, citing the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections and negative voter sentiment toward data centers, with fears of possible future regulatory challenges. This is a context reported by the source, not a verified analysis.
Several elements remain to be verified: OpenAI's confirmation of the amount and valuation, the identity of the investors, the actual closing of the round, and any confirmation of the listing plans. Until then, the figures should be attributed to Bloomberg and considered provisional, as the original article itself suggests.
