Openai is to receive $ 10 billion in advance (Softbank will invest $ 7.5 billion with $ 2.5 billion “from the investor’s syndicate”. According to Down Bloomberg). The remaining $ 30 billion is to come by the end of the year, CNBC Reported -But only if by that time it officially transforms into a profit -oriented company. If not, apparently he may lose a quarter of the contract.
Financing appears only a few months after the announcement of Stargate Stargate, $ 500 billion in a joint undertaking with support with Softbank, Oracle and Abu Dhabi Fund MGX to build huge AI data centers over the next four years. The company was recently in full sprint: on Monday, the general director of Altman himself published that Opeli gained 1 million users largely thanks to the up-to-date function called Images in Chatgpt, which became viral due to its ability to produce AI AI inspired by the Ghibli studio. Altman also announced on Wednesday that the company “will publish in the coming months a powerful model of an open language with reasoning.” Funds announcement He claims that ChatgPT serves 500 million people every week.
Despite the explosive growth that the startup saw thanks to chatgpt, he still burns ton cash. Bloomberg recently reported The fact that the startup expects to earn $ 12.7 billion of revenues this year, which is a huge jump from $ 3.7 billion he earned last year in annual revenues. Despite this, the report claims that Opeli does not expect that there will be a positive cash flow only in 2029, when its forecasts predict that revenues worth $ 125 billion.
The announcement of Openai financing emphasized the purpose of the startup, which is the construction of “Aga, which brings the benefits of all humanity.” Altman was clear that he would take it plot To escort it all – a set, energy, global infrastructure and yes, a stunning amount of cash. This round says the startup, brings her a step.