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title: "Sources: OpenAI has secured ~$11B in commitments for its latest funding round, less than half its initial $30B target, and expects to raise more in coming weeks (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)"
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published_at: "2026-10-31T02:30:02.000Z"
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summary: "OpenAI has secured approximately $11 billion in commitments for its latest funding round, falling short of its initial $30 billion target, and expects to raise more in coming weeks. The funding round values OpenAI at $1.25 trillion, below its $1.4 trillion target."
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# Sources: OpenAI has secured \~$11B in commitments for its latest funding round, less than half its initial $30B target, and expects to raise more in coming weeks \(Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-31T02:30:02.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** openai, funding

## Summary

OpenAI has secured approximately $11 billion in commitments for its latest funding round, falling short of its initial $30 billion target, and expects to raise more in coming weeks\. The funding round values OpenAI at $1\.25 trillion, below its $1\.4 trillion target\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261030/p31>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2116357214097297856>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/FT/status/2116324028579184888>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2116322857617908141>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2116327468760256571>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Hesamation/status/2116342676878471541>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/edzitron/status/2116338652934779170>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/negligible_cap/status/2116323551733035489>)