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OpenAI closes $40B funding round

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A significant portion — around $18 billion — is reportedly earmarked for OpenAI’s Stargate project, a $500 billion initiative with SoftBank and Oracle to build next-generation AI data centers.
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OpenAI on March 31, 2025 said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, the biggest capital-raising session ever for a startup.
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Investor enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence sector has surged significantly in recent years, driven by the widespread adoption of chatbots and the emergence of sophisticated AI agents.

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