# OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO

**Published:** October 22, 2026
**Author:** Julie Bort
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo

Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.

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**Tags:** #OpenAI #Anthropic

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