OpenAI Cuts Funding Target to About $20B and Valuation to $1.25T
OpenAI has reportedly reduced its latest fundraising target from $30B to about $20B and its proposed valuation from $1.4T to $1.25T, according to the Financial Times. The Wall Street Journal, as reported by The Next Web, says the company has secured about $11B in commitments, while CNBC confirmed the new target with a person familiar with the round. OpenAI declined to comment, and the financing remains open with figures potentially subject to change.
The reported revision lowers both OpenAI's fundraising ambition and proposed valuation as investors take a more cautious approach to AI financing.
10月31日消息，据英国《金融时报》援引多名知情人士报道，ChatGPT开发商OpenAI已将最新一轮融资目标从300亿美元下调至约200亿美元，拟议估值也从此前的1.4万亿美元降至1.25万亿美元。
《华尔街日报》随后披露，OpenAI目前获得的投资承诺约为110亿美元，还不到最初目标的一半。公司已告知股东，未来几周还会继续募资，争取吸引家族办公室和高净值个人入局。据《金融时报》报道，OpenAI拒绝置评。
先降估值，再砍融资目标
按《金融时报》的说法，OpenAI上个月向投资人推介这轮融资时，将其描述为公司明年上市前的最后一次入股机会，并以今年7月以来加速增长的营收作为支撑，开出了1.4万亿美元的估值要价。
但随着谈判推进，公司先后下调了估值要价和融资目标。The Information称，OpenAI上周已先把拟议估值调低至1.25万亿美元，如今又将计划募资额砍掉了100亿美元。《金融时报》还透露，部分投资机构缩减了认购额度；公司把首批投资承诺的截止时间定在当地时间10月30日，预计首轮交割的规模将达不到200亿美元。