Sources: OpenAI Successfully Raises Over $8 Billion Amid Strong Investor Demand

According to ChainCatcher, citing Jinshi Data, a person familiar with the matter revealed that OpenAI has successfully raised $8.3 billion in a new funding round as part of its $40 billion financing plan. This fundraising comes at a time when the company’s business is accelerating. The source disclosed that OpenAI’s annualized recurring revenue has climbed from $10 billion in June to $13 billion, and is expected to surpass $20 billion by the end of this year. In addition, the number of paid enterprise users of ChatGPT has rapidly increased from 3 million a few months ago to 5 million. This round of fundraising was completed ahead of schedule, with strong demand resulting in the offering being oversubscribed by five times.