--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "307e10ea2496ba652d5e645dd5d92e2e45011b2d686e6c6d317e88f7d8169019" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/307e10ea?lang=en" title: "OpenAI Closes Funding Round at $15B and $1.25T Valuation, Half Its Initial $30B Goal" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-12T15:06:52.000Z" category: "Funding" topics: ["openai","funding"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/startups/openai-closes-funding-round-at-15b-and-125t-valuation-half-its-initial-3-99c9c6b1","https://x.com/SaraEisen/status/2118847861484114215","https://x.com/Kalshi_Finance/status/2120893224176726231","https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2118810953559241202","https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/2116335278029697512","https://x.com/kakashiii111/status/2118813712047841445","https://x.com/Jessicalessin/status/2116656870236856655","https://x.com/edzitron/status/2117673955209191562"] summary: "OpenAI closed its latest funding round with $15B raised at a $1.25T valuation. This amount is less than the initial $30B goal. OpenAI says it has reached $50B in annualized revenue and is aiming for $70B by year-end." --- # OpenAI Closes Funding Round at $15B and $1\.25T Valuation, Half Its Initial $30B Goal > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-12T15:06:52.000Z **Category:** Funding **Topics:** openai, funding ## Summary OpenAI closed its latest funding round with $15B raised at a $1\.25T valuation\. This amount is less than the initial $30B goal\. OpenAI says it has reached $50B in annualized revenue and is aiming for $70B by year\-end\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]()