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OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record

  • OpenAI has completed a funding round worth $40 billion from SoftBank Group Corp. And other investors, valuing the company at $300 billion, as reported by Bloomberg.
  • This funding round is recognized as the largest private tech deal on record, according to data from PitchBook.
  • SoftBank will invest $7.5 billion initially, with plans for an additional $30 billion by the end of 2025, as noted by multiple sources.
  • OpenAI aims to complete a corporate restructuring by year-end to gain independence from its nonprofit governance, or risk SoftBank cutting its investment to $20 billion.
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NBC Dallas-Fort Worth broke the news in Fort Worth, United States on Monday, March 31, 2025.
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