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OpenAI nears $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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CNBC reports, citing people familiar with the deal, that OpenAI is close to finishing a funding round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, a figure that excludes the new capital, with investors from the United Arab Emirates and Coatue taking part. The Financial Times reports, based on documents it has seen, that OpenAI trimmed its valuation target to $1.25 trillion after floating $1.4 trillion earlier this month. The New York Post reports the round citing CNBC. According to these outlets, the final size is still being set, OpenAI wants commitments by the end of the week, and the round is meant as a bridge to an IPO that CFO Sarah Friar has said will likely come in 2027.

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  1. OpenAI is close to finishing a funding round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, according to people familiar with the deal.

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    Center
    CNBC
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The Financial Times reports that OpenAI trimmed its valuation target to $1.25 trillion after floating $1.4 trillion earlier this month, according to documents it saw.

    One outletFinancial Times· Center

  3. Investors from the United Arab Emirates and Coatue are taking part in the round.

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    Center
    CNBC
    Right
    New York Post

  4. OpenAI is seeking commitments by the end of the week, and the final size of the round has not been set.

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    CNBC
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    New York Post

  5. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has signaled that the IPO will likely happen in 2027.

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    CNBC
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    New York Post

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CNBC, the Financial Times and the New York Post all report that OpenAI is nearing a funding round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation ahead of an IPO. The center outlets stress the valuation cut from an earlier $1.4 trillion pitch, while the right-side report centers Altman and the looming IPO.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines report the near-closed round at $1.25 trillion (CNBC) or the trimmed valuation target after an earlier pitch (FT), stating the figures without adjectives.

    OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors
    CNBCCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The one right-side report, from the New York Post, leads with Sam Altman's name and the looming IPO, and attributes the funding figures to a CNBC report.

    Sam Altman’s OpenAI eyes $30B fundraising round ahead of looming IPO: report
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the $30 billion raise
  • UAE-led investors
  • valuation cut from $1.4 trillion
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  • Financial TimesCenter

    OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching higher price

    AI lab floated $1.4tn price tag earlier this month, according to documents seen by the FT

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  • CNBCCenter

    OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors

    OpenAI is close to finalizing a new funding round that is meant to be a bridge to its 2027 IPO, sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC.

    Read at CNBC (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Sam Altman as the subject
  • the $30 billion raise
  • the looming IPO

Leaves out

  • the trimmed valuation target from $1.4 trillion reported by the FT

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  • Center

    First to report

    CNBC, Oct 22, 4:16 PM EDT

  • Right

    20 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 12:16 PM EDT

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  1. CNBCCenterOct 22, 4:16 PM EDT
  2. Financial TimesCenterOct 22, 5:50 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 23, 12:16 PM EDT

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