*Raise: At least $30B bridge pre-IPO at ∼$1.4T pre-money (excluding new money) — demand investor-led — would be among largest private rounds ever*
- *Step-up: March 2026 last round $122B committed (Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank co-led) at $852B post-money — $1.4T pre = +64% in 6 months — up from $1.2T discussed Sep 15 (+$200B in 2 weeks) — would retake most-valuable private AI crown from Anthropic ($965B May) though Anthropic now seeking $2T+ public*
- *Why bridge: Altman told Fortune/Bloomberg TV: No IPO in 2026 — "ill-advised moment to go public" — safety first, wants to avoid public market pressure — "10% chance of killing everybody by end of decade" if rushed — confidential IPO filing done, now pushed to 2027 — Anthropic also filed, aiming after Nov midterms*
- *Revenue: Annualized run rate ∼$40B summer per TechCrunch / nearing $70B per Reuters/Axios Sep 29 — +70% since July / since start Q3 — enterprise sales >2x since July — launch same day: always-on agent "Dots" on GPT-6, operates computers/cross-platform workflows/debug, Slack/Teams integration — plus $500/mo premium tier (5x Muse Max), revamped $200 plan*
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*BREAKING 🚨 OpenAI in talks for $30B+ bridge at $1.4T pre-money — Bloomberg Sep 29 💰 +64% vs $852B March ($122B round), +$200B vs $1.2T 2 wks ago — no IPO 2026 per Altman (safety concerns) — now targeting 2027 — revenue $40B-$70B ARR +70% since July — launched agent "Dots" + $500/mo tier same day 🚀 $MOVR $SOON $AGT