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title: OpenAI raises $15 billion in private funding at $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation
url: https://www.dataloco.com/en/openai-raises-15-billion-in-private-funding-at-125-trillion-pre-money-valuation
published: 2026-11-15T17:20:41+00:00
language: en
section: AI
source: https://www.ithome.com/1/026/495.htm
organizations: OpenAI, Anthropic, CNBC, Nasdaq, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal
publisher: Dataloco
---

# OpenAI raises $15 billion in private funding at $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation

OpenAI has raised $15 billion in its latest private funding round, according to a report by CNBC. The company's pre-money valuation reached $1.25 trillion. This amount exceeds the approximately $11 billion previously disclosed by media outlets. The funding is viewed as a significant step for OpenAI to prepare for a potential initial public offering in 2027.

Sources told CNBC that the funding round has not yet formally concluded and is expected to be completed within the next few weeks. The transaction is described as an opportunistic financing measure aimed at helping OpenAI prepare for its anticipated 2027 IPO.

Meanwhile, its main competitor Anthropic is preparing for a Nasdaq listing, with trading planned to begin on November 19. According to a previous report by Reuters, Anthropic's IPO valuation target is approximately $1.4 trillion.

As the funding scale expands, OpenAI's revenue growth and substantial operating losses have become a focus for investors. Data disclosed by The Wall Street Journal indicates that OpenAI's revenue for the third quarter of 2026 was approximately $10 billion, representing a nearly 50% increase from the second quarter. However, the company's operating loss for the same period reached $10.9 billion, up from $10.1 billion in the second quarter. Its adjusted operating margin improved from approximately -150% in the second quarter to -109%.

These figures reflect that OpenAI must still bear high costs associated with model training, inference services, and data center infrastructure while expanding its business scale. Despite continuous revenue growth, the company remains far from achieving sustained profitability.

In comparison, Anthropic's financial performance is also drawing market attention. However, different artificial intelligence companies do not adjust financial items such as equity incentives and charitable donations in exactly the same way, so direct comparisons of adjusted profit margins between the two companies require caution.

With Anthropic soon entering the public market and OpenAI pointing to a potential IPO in 2027, investors will be able to more directly compare the revenue growth, operating costs, and profitability of the two companies through the financial disclosures of the listed entities.

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