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News · Jan 4, 2023

ChatGPT creator OpenAI in talks for tender offer valuing company at $29 bln - WSJ

Reuters: OpenAI in talks for a tender offer at a $29B valuation.

Original source: ReutersBy TenderOffer.co Editorial

Summary

OpenAI is in talks to sell existing shares in a tender offer that would value the AI research lab at about $29 billion, per Reuters citing the WSJ.

What was reported

  • Reported valuation: ~$29 billion
  • Mechanism: secondary tender for existing shares
  • Source: Reuters via WSJ

Why it matters

The $29B OpenAI tender in January 2023 set the ceiling for AI-startup valuations at that point in the cycle and triggered a wave of follow-on AI fundraising.

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Sources
  1. ChatGPT creator OpenAI in talks for tender offer valuing company at $29 bln - WSJ — Reuters (2023-01-05)