OpenAI raises $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation

OpenAI has secured $11 billion in new funding in a round that values the company at $1.25 trillion. The news was reported by Bloomberg on Friday, November 6, 2026.¹² This is only the first part: the overall round is not yet closed and, according to a source cited by Bloomberg, it could reach about $20 billion in the coming weeks.¹²

What we know about the round

Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, reports that the $11 billion is part of a broader round that has yet to close. According to SiliconANGLE, which draws on Bloomberg, investors paid the funds to the company on Friday.²³ Bloomberg’s sources did not say who put up the money. Two investors, however, told CNA that SoftBank and MGX took part.¹³ TechCrunch asked OpenAI for comment.²

How far is it from the initial target?

Back in late September, Bloomberg wrote that the company was aiming to raise $30 billion. So far it has collected $11 billion, a small share of that target, and even if the round reached $20 billion it would still fall short.¹² The valuation has also come down from the initial asking figures. Two investors cited by CNA say $1.5 trillion was initially sought, while The Verge, drawing on Bloomberg, puts it at $1.4 trillion. Also according to The Verge, those asking figures date from before the drop in tech stocks and the US midterm election results, which revealed a strong swing in public sentiment against AI companies and data center projects.¹⁴

What this valuation means

The valuation is the value the round assigns to the company: $1.25 trillion. In March, OpenAI raised $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation, so the current figure is markedly higher.⁴ The Verge notes that at this value OpenAI would be one of the most highly valued companies in the world. According to SiliconANGLE, Nvidia, Amazon and about two dozen other investors took part in the March round, and Microsoft had contributed to at least four earlier rounds.³⁴

The comparison with Anthropic and the stock market

The news comes as rival Anthropic nears a stock market listing (IPO, initial public offering of shares). According to CNA, some investors value Anthropic’s IPO at around $1.5 trillion, below the roughly $2 trillion previously expected. TechCrunch, drawing on Bloomberg, writes that some potential buyers also see it at $1.1 trillion.¹² Anthropic filed its listing application (Form S-1) last week. OpenAI had hinted that it wanted to go public this year, then postponed: TechCrunch writes that a listing is expected sometime next year.²⁴ Sentiment toward AI companies has cooled over the past month, CNA reports. TechCrunch cites as sources of market tension the Democrats’ clear victory in the midterm elections and voters’ strong discontent with data centers, which raises fears of future restrictions.¹²

Why it matters

The round shows that investors are still willing to value OpenAI far higher than in March, but on less favorable terms than those initially sought: less capital so far and a reduced valuation.¹²⁴ The comparison with Anthropic suggests that the scaling back affects the whole sector and not just OpenAI, since estimates for its IPO have also fallen.¹² The final figure will depend on how much it manages to raise in the coming weeks: for now, $20 billion is one Bloomberg source’s estimate, not a definitive figure.²

This article was written by artificial intelligence from the sources cited, without human review. Automatic newsroom by Redazia.

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Footnotes

1. OpenAI secures $11 billion funding at $1.25 trillion valuation, Bloomberg News reports, CNA, 2026-11-06 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, TechCrunch, 2026-11-06 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

3. OpenAI reportedly raises $11B in new funding at $1.25T valuation, SiliconANGLE, 2026-11-06 ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. OpenAI valued at $1.25 trillion, as rival Anthropic nears its IPO, The Verge, 2026-11-06 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵