OpenAI secured an additional $110 billion in funding, bolstering its standing in the AI competition. The firm’s total valuation is now pegged at $730 billion. The Financial Times has characterized this event as the largest funding round for a startup in history.
The creator of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence, OpenAI, has successfully attracted $110 billion in investment capital. This sum reportedly includes $30 billion contributed by SoftBank, $30 billion from Nvidia, and $50 billion from Amazon, according to a company announcement.
“We are announcing today securing new capital totaling $110 billion, based on a pre-money valuation of $730 billion. This influx incorporates $30 billion from SoftBank, $30 billion from NVIDIA, and $50 billion from Amazon,” the statement read.
The company’s overall worth is now assessed at $730 billion.
The Financial Times noted that this latest development represents the most substantial investment event in the history of startup financing.
OpenAI has formalized a strategic alliance with Amazon and reached an agreement with NVIDIA to secure next-generation computing power. The company anticipates further investors joining this funding effort in the near future. OpenAI stated that these recent collaborations are designed to broaden its global reach, fortify its infrastructure, and bring greater stability to its operations.
In preparation for a potential public listing by the close of 2026, OpenAI dedicated a significant portion of the previous year to ensuring it had substantial computational resources available to underpin both its current products and anticipated expansion.
Under the terms agreed with NVIDIA, all funds procured by OpenAI will be allocated to purchasing processors from the company to deploy additional computing capabilities.
Bloomberg reported in February 2026 that major technology corporations had announced unprecedented investments directed towards the artificial intelligence sector. Specifically, the combined expenditures from Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta (which is recognized as an extremist organization and banned in Russia) are projected to reach up to $650 billion. According to Bloomberg figures, these investments will set a record for the capital expenditure of any single corporation over the last decade.
Earlier in February 2026, two entities owned by businessman Elon Musk, SpaceX and xAI, made plans for a merger, which would result in a combined valuation of $1.25 trillion. Musk has proposed conducting SpaceX’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) in June, anticipating the venture could raise up to $50 billion at an estimated valuation of around $1.5 trillion, potentially making it the largest IPO ever recorded.
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