Amazon in Talks to Invest Up to $50 Billion in OpenAI: Report
- On Jan 29, 2026, Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal and CNBC reported.
- OpenAI is looking to raise up to $100 billion to fund growth and operations amid plans to spend north of $1 trillion on AI infrastructure, Reuters reported Tuesday.
- Per reports, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are in talks, with Nvidia potentially investing up to $30 billion, Microsoft less than $10 billion, and SoftBank Group in talks to invest up to $30 billion.
- A source said the term sheet could be signed in the coming weeks as talks remain fluid, and Amazon declined to comment on the negotiations.
- The proposed investments could hinge on separate commercial deals, as reports vary with some citing $40 billion and others up to $100 billion for Amazon, OpenAI, and Nvidia.
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Amazon in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, WSJ says
By Matt Day, Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, a deal that would accelerate ties between the world’s largest cloud-computing provider and the leading builder of AI tools. OpenAI is seeking up to $100 billion in new capital from investors, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy is leading…
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