Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 23 October 2026
OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors
OpenAI is close to finalizing a new funding round that is meant to be a bridge to its 2027 IPO, sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC.
What the coverage shows
Both outlets focus on OpenAI’s new funding round and the $1.25 trillion valuation, with Bloomberg and CNBC each saying the round could raise around $30 billion. Their framing differs in the details they foreground: CNBC says the round is close to finalizing and adds that it is meant to be a bridge to a 2027 IPO, while Bloomberg’s extract only says it has learned of the fundraising plan and does not mention the IPO or investors.
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