Data · November 9, 2026
OpenAI secures 11 billion dollars in funding
OpenAI has secured 11 billion dollars (approximately 15 trillion won) in new investment, valuing the company at 1.25 trillion dollars (approximately 1,704 trillion won). However, due to a decline in investor sentiment towards artificial intelligence, the original fundraising target of over 30 billion dollars has been reduced to a maximum of 20 billion dollars.
Bloomberg reported that OpenAI completed the first phase of this funding round by receiving the 11 billion dollars on November 6. The total investment size could increase to a maximum of 20 billion dollars, with the remaining funds expected to be secured in the coming weeks.
Initially, OpenAI aimed to raise over 30 billion dollars based on a valuation of 1.4 trillion dollars (approximately 1,909 trillion won). Concerns over the recent sharp decline in AI-related stocks and infrastructure investment burdens have led to lowered valuation and fundraising targets. Plans for an initial public offering (IPO) have also been postponed.
Participants in this first phase of funding include Cotu Management and T. Rowe Price. The overall funding round is reported to include involvement from SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, and investors from the United Arab Emirates. OpenAI is working with investment banks to secure additional funds from high-net-worth individuals and private investors.
The decline in investor sentiment towards the AI industry is also impacting competitors like Anthropic, which is seeing its valuation adjusted downward ahead of its own IPO.