Participating in the capital injection is a series of familiar "big guys", including Amazon contributing 50 billion USD, NVIDIA 30 billion USD and SoftBank 30 billion USD. After the deal, OpenAI was valued at about 730 billion USD.
We are very excited about this agreement. AI will be present everywhere" - CEO Sam Altman shared.
In parallel with the funding round, OpenAI also announced a strategic partnership with Amazon. Accordingly, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will operate OpenAI models for business customers, supporting the development of applications and generative AI agents on a production scale. AWS also becomes the exclusive third-party cloud distribution provider for OpenAI Frontier - the AI agent platform for businesses.
The 110 billion USD deal not only strengthens OpenAI's financial position, but also shows that the AI infrastructure race is entering a more fierce than ever phase. Linking interests with Amazon and NVIDIA helps OpenAI ensure huge computing resources - a vital factor in the context of increasingly large and costly AI models. However, deep dependence on infrastructure "giants" also raises questions about the level of strategic independence in the long term.
With a valuation of 730 billion USD, OpenAI is approaching the group of the most valuable companies in the world, although the generative AI business model is still in the process of shaping.
When AI is deeply integrated into businesses, government and personal life, the problem is no longer just growth, but also risk management, competition and user trust. This record funding round is therefore not just about money, but a signal that AI has become the core infrastructure of the new technology era.
