OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has closed the largest VC round of all time. The startup today announced that it raised $6.6 billion in a funding round that values OpenAI at $157 billion pre-money. Led by previous investor Thrive Capital, the new cash brings OpenAI’s total raised to $17.8 billion or so, per Crunchbase. “The new funding […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....