--- title: OpenAI seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue... description: OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30bn at a pre-money valuation of roughly $1.4tn, structured as a bridge round ahead of an expected 2027 IPO rather... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-seeks-30bn-at-a-1-4tn-valuation-as-revenue-nears-70bn-pn6pt0jmh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30bn at a pre-money valuation of roughly $1.4tn, structured as a bridge round ahead of an expected 2027 IPO rather... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-seeks-30bn-at-a-1-4tn-valuation-as-revenue-nears-70bn-pn6pt0jmh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Pn6pt0jMH.png og:image:alt: OpenAI seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn 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 seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30bn at a pre-money valuation of roughly $1.4tn, structured as a bridge round ahead of an expected 2027 IPO rather than going public this year. Sam Altman cited the need to adapt to new AI capability levels and safety requirements before facing public-market pressure. The figure follows a $122bn raise in March at $852bn and a reported $1.2tn consideration in September, and would put OpenAI's valuation above Anthropic's. Separately, OpenAI's annualized revenue run rate is nearing $70bn, up over 70% since the start of the third quarter, with business revenue more than doubling; Oracle shares rose on the news given its compute ties to OpenAI. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What valuation is OpenAI reportedly seeking in its next funding round? OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30bn at a pre-money valuation of around $1.4tn, according to Bloomberg and The Information. The round is structured as a bridge ahead of an IPO expected around 2027, rather than new public shares. Terms remain unsettled since no term sheet has been signed with any investor yet. _Investors and engineers weighing AI company valuations can follow funding shifts like this on daily.dev._ ### What is OpenAI's current annual revenue run rate? OpenAI's annualized revenue run rate is nearing $70bn, up more than 70% since the start of the third quarter, according to sources cited by Axios. Business revenue more than doubled over that period, and consumer revenue added in the third quarter alone exceeded all of 2025's consumer revenue growth. Bloomberg had reported the run rate at over $40bn in August. _Developers tracking AI vendor stability can keep up with revenue and growth signals like these on daily.dev._ ### Why did OpenAI cancel the launch of GPT-6.1 Astra? OpenAI cancelled the launch of GPT-6.1 Astra because the model failed its internal safety tests. The cancellation came the same week OpenAI was reported to be in talks for a $30bn funding round, with CEO Sam Altman saying the company wants to understand how to operate at its new level of AI capability before facing public-market pressure. _Teams building on OpenAI models can track model release and safety news like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [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 - [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 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 --- Tags: [#venture-capital](https://daily.dev/tags/venture-capital), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic), [#ipo](https://daily.dev/tags/ipo) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-seeks-30bn-at-a-1-4tn-valuation-as-revenue-nears-70bn-pn6pt0jmh) ```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 seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-seeks-30bn-at-a-1-4tn-valuation-as-revenue-nears-70bn-pn6pt0jmh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-seeks-30bn-at-a-1-4tn-valuation-as-revenue-nears-70bn-pn6pt0jmh"},"datePublished":"2026-10-01T11:31:12.067Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T11:32:08.432Z","description":"OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30bn at a pre-money valuation of roughly $1.4tn, structured as a bridge round ahead of an expected 2027 IPO rather...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/047c0dcf358a633f404fb55251101b85?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/047c0dcf358a633f404fb55251101b85?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-seeks-30bn-at-a-1-4tn-valuation-as-revenue-nears-70bn-pn6pt0jmh","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"venture-capital,openai,anthropic,ipo","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"OpenAI seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-seeks-30bn-at-a-1-4tn-valuation-as-revenue-nears-70bn-pn6pt0jmh#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What valuation is OpenAI reportedly seeking in its next funding round?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30bn at a pre-money valuation of around $1.4tn, according to Bloomberg and The Information. 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