OpenAI partners with Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftBank to complete $110 billion funding round, valuing at over $730 billion

OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, announced the completion of a new funding round totaling $110 billion, valuing the company at $730 billion, further solidifying its leadership position in the cutting-edge AI market. The round was led by three major technology and investment giants, including SoftBank investing $30 billion, NVIDIA investing $30 billion, and Amazon investing $50 billion. Additional investors are expected to join later.

In response, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated: “Artificial intelligence is the most influential technology of our time, and OpenAI is at the forefront of this field. We are honored to have partnered with OpenAI since its inception and have witnessed its continuous breakthroughs. We will continue to work together to expand the boundaries of AI, build the infrastructure for the AI era, and broaden its applications to benefit industries and societies worldwide.”

OpenAI Ecosystem Partners Include Microsoft, Oracle, CoreWeave

OpenAI has established long-term collaborations with Amazon, aiming to drive AI innovation in enterprise, startup, and consumer markets; with NVIDIA, further deepening the partnership by securing 3GW of dedicated inference computing power and 2GW of training capacity, along with the deployment of the new Vera Rubin system. Currently, OpenAI’s infrastructure includes Hopper and Blackwell architectures, deployed on platforms such as Microsoft, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and CoreWeave.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy emphasized: “Our strategic partnership with OpenAI will create tremendous value for both companies. Our investment reflects our confidence in their growth prospects. OpenAI has numerous innovative and widely applicable products, strong intellectual property, and a talented team, laying a solid foundation for long-term success. We are excited to collaborate with them and make long-term investments in this company and its ecosystem.”

ChatGPT Weekly Active Users Surpass 900 Million, Paid Users Exceed 50 Million

In terms of product and user scale, OpenAI’s growth is also remarkable. ChatGPT’s weekly active users have exceeded 900 million, with over 50 million paid subscribers, setting a new record for new subscriptions earlier this year. On the enterprise side, more than 9 million paid business users are utilizing ChatGPT, gradually expanding from personal productivity tools to core processes such as engineering, customer service, finance, sales, and operations. The developer tool Codex has tripled its weekly active users since the beginning of the year, reaching 1.6 million, indicating AI’s shift from auxiliary tool to “digital colleague” role.

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Expresses Confidence: AI Is Changing the World at Unprecedented Speed

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman commented on the new funding round: “We are continuously pushing the frontiers in infrastructure, research, and products to make AI more powerful, reliable, and widely impactful. SoftBank, NVIDIA, and Amazon are long-term partners who share our vision of transforming genuine scientific progress into systems that deliver tangible benefits to people worldwide. Building AI that benefits everyone.”

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son stated: “AI is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. With world-class technology and an unmatched global user base, OpenAI is undoubtedly a leader in this field. We are confident in its continued growth. Through this additional investment, we will accelerate OpenAI’s research and ecosystem expansion, while advancing our own AI strategies.”

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