SoftBank and MGX participated in OpenAI's new investment round.
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OpenAI is raising large funding rounds for AI research and infrastructure expansion.
OpenAI received $11 billion in new investment at a valuation of $1.25 trillion. According to Reuters, based on sources familiar with the matter, the investment in question constitutes the first part of a larger financing round for the company, and it was stated that OpenAI initially aims to provide up to $30 billion.
Sources stated that the 1.5 trillion dollar valuation that the company targeted in the financing round decreased to 1.25 trillion dollars.
It was reported that Japan-based SoftBank Group and Abu Dhabi-based technology investment company MGX participated in the investment tour.
IT PROVIDED 122 BILLION DOLLARS OF FINANCING IN MARCH
OpenAI announced that it provided $122 billion in committed capital in the previous major financing round announced in March 2026.
In its statement on March 31, the company reported that the financing round in question increased the company's post-investment valuation to $852 billion.
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, announced that the provided resources will be used to expand artificial intelligence research, product development studies and computing infrastructure.
MULTI-YEAR COOPERATION WITH ADNOC
OpenAI signed a multi-year collaboration agreement with United Arab Emirates (UAE) energy company ADNOC and G42 last week.
The partnership announced within the scope of ADIPEC 2026 aims to use advanced artificial intelligence agents in ADNOC's operations, improve decision-making processes and increase operational efficiency throughout the energy value chain.
Within the scope of the collaboration, OpenAI's advanced artificial intelligence models will be supported by UAE-based computing infrastructure. Thus, it is planned to integrate operational and commercial decisions in production, processing, refining, logistics, sales and trade processes.
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