
According to Forge Global - a private investment exchange, 7 leading private technology companies currently have a total valuation of about 1.2 trillion USD, nearly double compared to a year ago.
The list of 7 private companies includes: SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, Stripe, xAI and Anduril. Elon Musk's SpaceX leads the way with a valuation of approximately $455.68 billion. Followed by OpenAI with 324.62 billion USD, Anthropic 177.80 billion USD, Databricks 100 billion USD, Stripe 91.5 billion USD, xAI 90.30 billion USD and Anduril 52.91 billion USD.
According to Forge, the total value of this group has increased 4 times since the end of 2022 - when ChatGPT was launched to the public. In particular, AI is the main driver behind the growth wave. In this year alone, 19 AI companies have mobilized about 65 billion USD, accounting for 77% of total investment capital in the private market.
Mr. Kelly Rodores - General Director of Forge said: "These companies are growing 100%, 200%, even 300% on platforms that are already very large. This is something we have never seen in the private market.
The impact of AI does not stop at the private sector. On the public market, Oracle shares have risen 36% in just one day after signing a major deal with OpenAI. broadcom also announced a new deal with the company, while Microsoft continues to benefit from a significant investment in OpenAI.
However, OpenAI CEO Sam altman himself admitted that the market is in a state of instability. However, he affirmed that OpenAI will continue to spend thousands of billions of dollars on building a data center, with strong belief in the long-term potential of AI.