AI Lab · Private · Public Benefit Corporation · San Francisco, US
OpenAI
AI research and deployment company that builds the GPT models and ChatGPT.
Funding
Financing events where OpenAI raised money or filed for it
| Date | Round | Equity | Debt | Post-money | Leads | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Equity round, Debt financingRevolving credit facility (expanded, undrawn at close) | $122B | about $4.7B | $852B | Co-led by SoftBank Group, a16z, D. E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, TPG, T. Rowe Price | Closed OpenAI ↗ |
| └ includes OpenAI investment from SoftBank, NVIDIA and Amazon (February 2026) (Feb 27, 2026), counted once | ||||||
| └ includes OpenAI revolving credit facility (October 2024) (Oct 3, 2024), counted once | ||||||
| Feb 27, 2026 | Equity round, Strategic investmentNew investmentcounted in a later event | $110B | Not tracked yet | Not tracked yet | No lead named in the source | Announced OpenAI ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Strategic investmentNVIDIA intended investment | up to $100B | Not tracked yet | Not tracked yet | No lead named in the source | Announced OpenAI ↗ |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Equity roundNew funding | $40B | Not tracked yet | $300B | No lead named in the source | Announced OpenAI ↗ |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Debt financingRevolving credit facility (undrawn at closing)counted in a later event | Not tracked yet | $4B | Not tracked yet | No lead named in the source | Closed OpenAI ↗ |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Equity roundNew funding | $6.6B | Not tracked yet | $157B | No lead named in the source | Closed OpenAI ↗ |
* Equity raised counts closed primary equity rounds only, per currency. It excludes debt, secondary sales, Form D amounts and money counted inside a later round. Other trackers often add some of these, so their totals differ. Method →
Investors named in primary sources
Amounts per investor are shown only when a source states them. Other named investors are listed on each round page.
Compute and infrastructure
Stated contract totals over multi-year terms, not annual spend
| Date | Deal | Role | Value (basis) | Capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | OpenAI and SB Energy 20-year leases at the PORTS-Pike campuswith SB Energy, NVIDIA · Data-center lease, Warrant | Tenant | No dollar value stated in the source | ≈8 GW | S-1 ↗ |
| Dec 24, 2025 | OpenAI and Cerebras inference compute agreementwith Cerebras · Compute contract, Debt financing, Warrant | Buyer, Lender | more than $20B | 750 MW, 1.25 GW | 424B4 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2025 | OpenAI and CoreWeave order form for cloud capacitywith CoreWeave · Compute contract | Buyer | up to about $6.5Bthrough May 31, 2031 | No capacity stated in the source | 8-K ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2025 | OpenAI and NVIDIA systems partnership (letter of intent)with NVIDIA · Chip supply, Strategic investment | Buyer, Issuer | No dollar value stated in the source | ≥10 GW | OpenAI ↗ |
Models and usage on Tokscale
Among Tokscale users only
| Model | Active users | Adoption | Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6.1 Solgpt-6.1-sol | 660 | 69% | 3.8T |
| GPT-6 Astragpt-6-astra | 563 | 59% | 1.2T |
| GPT-6 Lunagpt-6-luna | 433 | 45% | 987.5B |
| Codex Auto Reviewcodex-auto-review | 289 | 30% | 68.9B |
| GPT-6.1 Terragpt-6.1-terra | 271 | 28% | 476.6B |
| GPT-6 Solgpt-6-sol | 246 | 26% | 162.8B |
| GPT-5.6 Solgpt-5.6-sol | 217 | 23% | 207.0B |
| GPT-5.6 Lunagpt-5.6-luna | 158 | 16% | 44.6B |
89 OpenAI models used · 29.6% of tokens from identified models among 958 Tokscale accounts · data through Nov 12, 2026. All models →
Timeline
Every tracked event, newest first
- Aug 17, 2026LeaseOpenAI and SB Energy 20-year leases at the PORTS-Pike campusOpenAI ↔ SB Energy≈8 GWSigned S-1 ↗
- Mar 31, 2026RoundOpenAI funding round (March 2026)OpenAI$122Bat $852B postClosed OpenAI ↗
- Feb 27, 2026RoundOpenAI investment from SoftBank, NVIDIA and Amazon (February 2026)OpenAI$110Bcounted in a later eventAnnounced OpenAI ↗
- Dec 24, 2025ComputeOpenAI and Cerebras inference compute agreementOpenAI ↔ Cerebrasmore than $20BSigned 424B4 ↗
- Sep 23, 2025ComputeOpenAI and CoreWeave order form for cloud capacityOpenAI ↔ CoreWeaveup to about $6.5BSigned 8-K ↗
- Sep 22, 2025ComputeOpenAI and NVIDIA systems partnership (letter of intent)OpenAI ↔ NVIDIAup to $100BAnnounced OpenAI ↗
- Mar 31, 2025RoundOpenAI funding round (March 2025)OpenAI$40Bat $300B postSigned OpenAI ↗
- Oct 3, 2024DebtOpenAI revolving credit facility (October 2024)OpenAI$4Bcounted in a later eventClosed OpenAI ↗
- Oct 2, 2024RoundOpenAI funding round (October 2024)OpenAI$6.6Bat $157B postClosed OpenAI ↗
Related
Sources
13 sources · reviewed Oct 21, 2026
- SoftBank Group, “Execution of Follow-on Investment (Third Tranche) in OpenAI”, Oct 1, 2026 · SoftBank Group
- SEC EDGAR (SB Energy, Inc.), “SB Energy registration statement on Form S-1, filed September 1, 2026”, Aug 31, 2026 · S-1
- SEC EDGAR (Cerebras Systems Inc.), “Cerebras final prospectus (Form 424B4) for its initial public offering, dated May 13, 2026”, May 13, 2026 · 424B4
- OpenAI, “OpenAI raises $122 billion to accelerate the next phase of AI”, Mar 31, 2026 · OpenAI
- OpenAI, “Scaling AI for everyone”, Feb 27, 2026 · OpenAI
- SoftBank Group, “Follow-on Investments in OpenAI”, Feb 27, 2026 · SoftBank Group
- SEC EDGAR (CoreWeave, Inc.), “CoreWeave Form 8-K, September 25, 2025 (OpenAI order form)”, Sep 25, 2025 · 8-K
- OpenAI, “OpenAI and NVIDIA announce strategic partnership to deploy 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems”, Sep 22, 2025 · OpenAI
- SoftBank Group, “Announcement Regarding Follow-on Investments in OpenAI”, Apr 1, 2025 · SoftBank Group
- OpenAI, “New funding to build towards AGI”, Mar 31, 2025 · OpenAI
- OpenAI, “New Credit Facility Enhances Financial Flexibility”, Oct 3, 2024 · OpenAI
- OpenAI, “New funding to scale the benefits of AI”, Oct 2, 2024 · OpenAI
- Wikidata, “Wikidata item Q21708200 (OpenAI)” · Wikidata
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