2025-12-24 21:23:44

OpenAI is planning an unprecedented fundraising round—$100 billion. According to the latest reports, the company's valuation before this round is approximately $750 billion, a figure that alone is enough to attract the attention of global investment institutions.

Where does the money come from? That's an interesting question. Traditional American financial institutions seem to be feeling powerless; even large funds managing hundreds of billions of dollars are reluctant to commit too much to a single project, expected to contribute around $10 billion. In contrast, cash-rich giants like Amazon are more proactive, negotiating at least $10 billion in investments. From the perspective of AWS service fees, this money also has a certain "reflow" logic—OpenAI plans to spend $38 billion on servers over the next few years.

The real surprise comes from overseas. Abu Dhabi's MGX Fund and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund have shown strong interest. Sovereign wealth funds combined with major global banks are becoming key forces supporting this massive fundraising. This diversified funding mix is reshaping the financing landscape for major global tech projects.

View Original

This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.

11 Likes

Reward
11
7
Repost
Share

Comment

0/400

ChainWatcher

· 17h ago

Spending 100 billion, this is really about to go head-to-head with AGI OpenAI's funding scale is simply outrageous, even Saudi Arabia is involved—what else is there to say? Too much money to spend? It feels like the AI arms race has just begun With a valuation of 750 billion... the real question is when this bubble will burst I understand Amazon's reinvestment logic, but why are global investment institutions so hyped? Abu Dhabi's funding is somewhat interesting; what chess are Middle Eastern wealth funds playing? This funding scale reminds me of the internet bubble years ago, but this time it seems real Traditional financial institutions are pulling back, sovereign funds are stepping in, the landscape is changing

View OriginalReply0

ZKSherlock

· 17h ago

actually... $100B for a single project? that's not even the interesting part. what gets me is the "回流逻�ion" they're describing—$380B on servers, and suddenly sovereign wealth funds are *that* interested? ngl, feels like we're not asking enough questions about what infrastructure assumptions are baked into these valuations.

Reply0

GasBandit

· 17h ago

100 billion? Man, that's an outrageous number. I didn't expect Saudi Arabia to step in and take over. OpenAI's latest funding round is truly impressive. While US financial institutions are hesitant, Middle Eastern sovereign funds are crushing it. Having a lot of money is nothing special; they just want to burn cash on computing power. It feels like the financing rules of the big tech era have completely changed. Numbers that were unthinkable before are now being thrown around so casually. Again, Amazon and Saudi Arabia—OpenAI has tied up all the global financiers. A valuation of 750 billion is really top-notch. If it keeps rising, it might surpass the GDP of most countries. With this round of funding completed, the AI chip industry chain is likely to be driven even further.

View OriginalReply0

EntryPositionAnalyst

· 17h ago

100 billion directly poured in, this is the madness of the AI arms race OpenAI is playing with financing tricks, even Middle Eastern sovereign funds want a piece of the pie A valuation of 750 billion is really outrageous, early investors made a killing AWS can still "reflow," this arbitrage logic is indeed brilliant Traditional US dollar institutions are scared, but oil tycoons are more optimistic about the future of AI This round of funding landscape has changed, no longer dominated by Silicon Valley alone Wait, what can be produced by burning this money? Or is it another bubble What does the entry of Middle Eastern capital mean? This signal is quite interesting

View OriginalReply0

gas_fee_therapist

· 17h ago

Damn, a hundred billion is in place just like that? YouTube fans are still shouting about an AI bubble, but meanwhile, the Arabs are already pouring money into it.

View OriginalReply0

rekt_but_not_broke

· 17h ago

100 billion USD? Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi are throwing money around like crazy. The traditional American finance sector actually seems to be falling a bit behind, huh.

View OriginalReply0

CommunityLurker

· 17h ago

100 billion, truly impressive. What kind of achievement will this burn create? OpenAI's move is beyond the reach of traditional VC. Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi are both coming in to buy the dip, quite interesting. With that AWS cash flow logic, Amazon must have made a killing. This funding landscape has become as complex as geopolitical politics. With so much money, burning an AGI is not unreasonable. U.S. capital has become timid, Middle Eastern wealth is betting.

View OriginalReply0