According to PANews, OpenAI's latest round of $6.5 billion in financing is about to be completed, and the final list of investors will be determined this Friday. The market oversubscription amount is as high as billions of dollars, and some potential investors will not be able to participate.
Several strategic investors, including Microsoft, Nvidia and Apple, are likely to participate in the round, giving OpenAI a valuation of $150 billion. Sequoia Capital will not participate in the round, and it recently invested in OpenAI competitor Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Existing investor Thrive Capital will lead the round, contributing $1.25 billion.
