OpenAI Raises $110 Billion at $730 Billion Valuation in Historic Funding Round

Historic Funding Round

OpenAI announced on February 27, 2026, that it has closed a $110 billion funding round, valuing the company at $730 billion. The round was led by Amazon ($50B), Nvidia ($30B), and SoftBank ($30B).

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Major Investors

Amazon: $50 billion — the single largest corporate AI investment on record

Nvidia: $30 billion — deepening GPU and infrastructure partnership

SoftBank: $30 billion — expanding earlier commitment

Use of Capital

OpenAI plans to scale compute infrastructure and pursue approximately $600 billion in total compute capacity by 2030, including next-generation model development.

Source: TechCrunch