Catenaa, Thursday, February 19, 2026- OpenAI is close to finalizing the first phase of a new funding round that is likely to bring in more than $100 billion, Bloomberg News reported.
The ChatGPT maker prepares to spend trillions in infrastructure investment; the overall valuation of the company, including the eventual funding, could exceed $850 billion, the report said.
That’s higher than the $830 billion initially expected. The company’s pre-money value will remain $730 billion.
The first portion of the funding round will largely come from strategic investors, including Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft, the report said.
If those companies invest near the highest ranges of what has been discussed, those commitments will near $100 billion. Those companies are expected to finalize their allocations by the end of this month.
Shares of SoftBank, which held a roughly 11% stake in OpenAI as of December, rose as much as 4% on the news Thursday morning in Tokyo.
The next phase of the deal, which will include venture capital firms, sovereign wealth funds, and other financial investors, is expected to close later and may bring the total fundraising amount substantially higher, the report said.
The deal is not yet finalized, and the details could change, the report said.
In connection with the upcoming deal, Amazon is expected to invest up to $50 billion, SoftBank is set to invest as much as $30 billion, and Nvidia has discussed putting in $20 billion, Bloomberg previously reported.
The money from corporate investors is expected to come in several tranches, or installments, over the course of the current year, sources told Bloomberg.
As part of its partnership with Amazon, OpenAI is expected to expand its use of Amazon’s chips and cloud computing services.
