--- title: OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T... description: OpenAI is reportedly negotiating a pre-IPO funding round of at least $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation, according to Bloomberg. This would follow a $122... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-repotedly-in-talks-to-raise-30b-round-at-1-4t-valuation-qbjukox1y twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI is reportedly negotiating a pre-IPO funding round of at least $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation, according to Bloomberg. This would follow a $122... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-repotedly-in-talks-to-raise-30b-round-at-1-4t-valuation-qbjukox1y og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qbJukoX1y.png og:image:alt: OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI is reportedly negotiating a pre-IPO funding round of at least $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation, according to Bloomberg. This would follow a $122 billion raise in March at an $852 billion valuation. Run-rate revenue reportedly jumped 70% since July to $40 billion in August, partly credited to a strategic refocus on coding. CEO Sam Altman has ruled out a 2026 IPO, citing a need to prioritize AI safety, pushing the public debut to 2027 with this round serving as a bridge. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much is OpenAI reportedly trying to raise and at what valuation before its IPO? OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $30 billion at a valuation of roughly $1.4 trillion, according to a Bloomberg report. This would follow a prior round of $122 billion raised in March at an $852 billion valuation, and the new round would serve as a bridge to an anticipated public offering. _Investors and developers tracking OpenAI's valuation trajectory can follow funding updates on daily.dev._ ### Why did Sam Altman delay OpenAI's IPO from 2026? Sam Altman ruled out a public debut in 2026 to prioritize AI safety, pushing the anticipated IPO to 2027. He stated it would be unacceptable to accept even a 10% chance of catastrophic AI risk by the end of the decade, responding to warnings from safety researchers about existential risk. _Follow how AI safety concerns are reshaping company timelines like OpenAI's on daily.dev._ ### How much has OpenAI's revenue grown recently and why? OpenAI's run-rate revenue reportedly jumped 70% since July, reaching $40 billion in August. The growth has been attributed to a strategic refocus on key areas like coding, following a period when Anthropic briefly outpaced OpenAI earlier in the year. _Developers weighing OpenAI versus competitors can track revenue and product shifts on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-closes-record-breaking-122-billion-funding-round-as-anticipation-builds-for-ipo-3jcvs1txl) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-reportedly-finalizing-100b-deal-at-more-than-850b-valuation-dyssfbim3) · TechCrunch · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [OpenAI spent $34bn last year as it lines up for an IPO](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-spent-34bn-last-year-as-it-lines-up-for-an-ipo-2rpwtixp3) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#ipo](https://daily.dev/tags/ipo) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-repotedly-in-talks-to-raise-30b-round-at-1-4t-valuation-qbjukox1y) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-repotedly-in-talks-to-raise-30b-round-at-1-4t-valuation-qbjukox1y","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-repotedly-in-talks-to-raise-30b-round-at-1-4t-valuation-qbjukox1y"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T19:53:52.355Z","dateModified":"2026-09-29T19:54:46.048Z","description":"OpenAI is reportedly negotiating a pre-IPO funding round of at least $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation, according to Bloomberg. 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