OpenAI valuation, funding and investors

OpenAI works in AI model design and development, based in San Francisco, United States. Founded in 2015, it has about 11,500 employees.

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VALUATION · TODAY

$374.57B +0% after Growth

Range $262.99B – $430.86B · Grade A

TODAY

+12 MO

$100.00B

$200.00B

$300.00B

$400.00B

$500.00B

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Growth $1.00B

Growth $10.00B

Growth $300M

Growth $6.60B

Growth $40.00B

Growth $8.30B

ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then

HEADCOUNT · TODAY11,490 employees

+17%6m growth

+60%1y growth

+283%2y growth

5,000

10k

15k

Data from Jan 2021

TODAY

Predicted in 1 yr $374.57B +0% vs today

Predicted next raise $33.71B if a round comes

Winding-down probability 0%

Last round: Growth · $8.30B · Aug 2025
Valuation at last round: $300.00B
Headcount: 11,490 · growing
Grade: A
Founded: 2015

How VCMC values companies →

OpenAI valuation today

VCMC values OpenAI at $374.6B today, with a range of $263.0B to $430.9B and a grade of A. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a growth round in Aug 2025.

Valuation by date (147 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

OpenAI: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
Date	Valuation	Range	Predicted in 1 yr	Phase	Headcount	Trend	Grade	Winding-down probability
1 Jan 2015	$5.17M	$1.88M – $14.2M	$5.41M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2015	$5.19M	$1.89M – $14.2M	$5.44M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2015	$5.21M	$1.90M – $14.3M	$5.46M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2015	$5.23M	$1.90M – $14.4M	$5.48M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2015	$5.25M	$1.91M – $14.4M	$5.50M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2015	$5.27M	$1.92M – $14.5M	$5.52M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2015	$5.29M	$1.93M – $14.5M	$5.54M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2015	$5.31M	$1.93M – $14.6M	$5.69M (+7%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2015	$5.33M	$1.94M – $14.6M	$5.84M (+10%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2015	$5.35M	$1.95M – $14.7M	$5.99M (+12%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2015	$5.37M	$1.96M – $14.8M	$6.16M (+15%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2015	$5.39M	$1.96M – $14.8M	$6.32M (+17%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2016	$5.41M	$1.97M – $14.9M	$6.49M (+20%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2016	$5.44M	$1.98M – $14.9M	$6.67M (+23%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2016	$5.46M	$1.99M – $15.0M	$6.84M (+25%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2016	$5.48M	$1.99M – $15.0M	$7.02M (+28%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2016	$5.50M	$2.00M – $15.1M	$7.21M (+31%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2016	$5.52M	$2.01M – $15.2M	$7.40M (+34%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2016	$5.54M	$2.02M – $15.2M	$7.60M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2016	$5.69M	$2.07M – $15.6M	$7.80M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2016	$5.84M	$2.13M – $16.1M	$8.01M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2016	$6.00M	$2.18M – $16.5M	$8.22M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2016	$6.16M	$2.24M – $16.9M	$8.45M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2016	$6.32M	$2.30M – $17.4M	$8.67M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2017	$6.49M	$2.36M – $17.8M	$8.90M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2017	$6.67M	$2.43M – $18.3M	$9.14M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2017	$6.83M	$2.49M – $18.8M	$9.36M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2017	$7.01M	$2.55M – $19.3M	$9.62M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2017	$7.20M	$2.62M – $19.8M	$9.87M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2017	$7.39M	$2.69M – $20.3M	$10.1M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2017	$7.59M	$2.76M – $20.8M	$10.4M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2017	$7.79M	$2.84M – $21.4M	$10.7M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2017	$8.01M	$2.91M – $22.0M	$11.0M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2017	$8.22M	$2.99M – $22.6M	$11.3M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2017	$8.44M	$3.07M – $23.2M	$11.6M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2017	$8.66M	$3.15M – $23.8M	$11.9M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2018	$8.90M	$3.24M – $24.4M	$12.2M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2018	$9.14M	$3.33M – $25.1M	$12.5M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2018	$9.36M	$3.41M – $25.7M	$12.8M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2018	$9.62M	$3.50M – $26.4M	$13.2M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2018	$9.87M	$3.59M – $27.1M	$13.5M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2018	$10.1M	$3.69M – $27.8M	$13.9M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2018	$10.4M	$3.79M – $28.6M	$14.3M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2018	$10.7M	$3.89M – $29.4M	$14.4M (+35%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2018	$11.0M	$4.00M – $30.2M	$14.5M (+32%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2018	$11.3M	$4.10M – $30.9M	$14.7M (+30%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2018	$11.6M	$4.21M – $31.8M	$14.8M (+28%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2018	$11.9M	$4.32M – $32.6M	$14.9M (+26%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2019	$12.2M	$4.44M – $33.5M	$15.1M (+24%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2019	$12.5M	$4.56M – $34.4M	$15.2M (+21%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2019	$12.8M	$4.67M – $35.3M	$15.3M (+19%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2019	$13.2M	$4.80M – $36.2M	$15.5M (+17%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2019	$13.5M	$4.93M – $37.2M	$15.6M (+15%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2019	$13.9M	$5.06M – $38.2M	$15.8M (+13%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2019	$14.3M	$5.19M – $39.2M	$15.9M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
23 Jul 2019	$11.1B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+10%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Aug 2019	$11.1B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+10%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Sep 2019	$11.2B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+9%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2019	$11.3B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+8%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Nov 2019	$11.4B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+7%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2019	$11.5B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+6%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2020	$11.6B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+5%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Feb 2020	$11.7B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+5%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Mar 2020	$11.8B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+4%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Apr 2020	$11.9B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+3%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 May 2020	$12.0B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+2%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jun 2020	$12.1B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+1%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jul 2020	$12.2B	$7.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (+1%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Aug 2020	$12.2B	$7.2B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Sep 2020	$12.2B	$6.8B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2020	$12.2B	$6.5B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Nov 2020	$12.2B	$6.2B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2020	$12.2B	$5.9B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2021	$12.2B	$5.6B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2021	$12.2B	$5.3B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2021	$12.2B	$5.1B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2021	$12.2B	$4.8B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2021	$12.2B	$4.6B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2021	$12.2B	$4.4B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2021	$12.2B	$4.1B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2021	$12.2B	$3.9B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2021	$12.2B	$3.7B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2021	$12.2B	$3.6B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2021	$12.2B	$3.4B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2021	$12.2B	$3.2B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2022	$12.2B	$3.1B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2022	$12.2B	$2.9B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	150	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2022	$12.2B	$5.8B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2022	$12.2B	$5.8B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	growing	B	0%
1 May 2022	$12.2B	$5.7B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2022	$12.2B	$5.6B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2022	$12.2B	$5.6B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	growing	C	0%
1 Aug 2022	$12.2B	$2.2B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2022	$12.2B	$2.1B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2022	$12.2B	$2.0B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2022	$12.2B	$1.9B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2022	$12.2B	$1.8B – $18.6B	$12.2B (0%)	after a round	270	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2023	$29.0B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+10%)	after a round	270	unknown	A	0%
2 Jan 2023	$29.0B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+10%)	after a round	270	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2023	$29.2B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+9%)	after a round	460	growing	A	0%
1 Mar 2023	$29.4B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+8%)	after a round	460	growing	A	0%
1 Apr 2023	$29.7B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+7%)	after a round	460	growing	A	0%
1 May 2023	$29.0B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+10%)	after a round	460	growing	A	0%
1 Jun 2023	$29.2B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+9%)	after a round	460	growing	A	0%
1 Jul 2023	$29.5B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+8%)	after a round	460	growing	A	0%
1 Aug 2023	$29.7B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+7%)	after a round	460	growing	A	0%
1 Sep 2023	$30.0B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+6%)	after a round	460	unknown	A	0%
1 Oct 2023	$30.2B	$25.2B – $36.7B	$31.9B (+6%)	after a round	460	unknown	A	0%
1 Nov 2023	$34.5B	$25.2B – $46.9B	$40.8B (+18%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Dec 2023	$35.4B	$25.2B – $46.9B	$40.8B (+15%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Jan 2024	$36.5B	$25.2B – $46.9B	$40.8B (+12%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2024	$37.5B	$25.2B – $46.9B	$40.8B (+9%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2024	$39.5B	$25.2B – $48.3B	$42.0B (+6%)	after a round	1,600	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2024	$42.2B	$25.2B – $50.1B	$43.6B (+3%)	after a round	1,900	growing	B	0%
1 May 2024	$43.6B	$25.2B – $50.1B	$43.6B (0%)	after a round	1,900	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2024	$43.6B	$25.7B – $50.1B	$43.6B (0%)	after a round	1,900	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2024	$43.6B	$26.2B – $50.1B	$43.6B (0%)	after a round	1,900	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2024	$46.7B	$27.2B – $53.7B	$46.7B (0%)	after a round	2,600	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2024	$48.2B	$28.1B – $55.4B	$48.2B (0%)	after a round	3,000	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2024	$48.2B	$28.9B – $55.4B	$48.2B (0%)	after a round	3,000	growing	B	0%
3 Oct 2024	$157.0B	$136.5B – $198.7B	$172.7B (+10%)	after a round	3,000	growing	A	0%
1 Nov 2024	$158.2B	$136.5B – $198.7B	$172.7B (+9%)	after a round	3,000	growing	A	0%
1 Dec 2024	$159.5B	$136.5B – $198.7B	$172.7B (+8%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 Jan 2025	$160.8B	$136.5B – $198.7B	$172.7B (+7%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 Feb 2025	$162.1B	$136.5B – $198.7B	$172.7B (+7%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 Mar 2025	$163.3B	$136.5B – $198.7B	$172.7B (+6%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 Apr 2025	$300.1B	$260.8B – $379.6B	$330.0B (+10%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 May 2025	$302.4B	$260.8B – $379.6B	$330.0B (+9%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 Jun 2025	$304.9B	$260.8B – $379.6B	$330.0B (+8%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 Jul 2025	$307.3B	$260.8B – $379.6B	$330.0B (+7%)	after a round	4,100	growing	A	0%
1 Aug 2025	$300.0B	$260.8B – $379.6B	$330.0B (+10%)	after a round	6,460	growing	A	0%
2 Aug 2025	$300.1B	$260.8B – $379.6B	$330.0B (+10%)	after a round	6,460	growing	A	0%
1 Sep 2025	$303.0B	$260.8B – $388.5B	$337.8B (+11%)	after a round	7,181	growing	A	0%
1 Oct 2025	$306.0B	$260.8B – $388.5B	$337.8B (+10%)	after a round	7,181	growing	A	0%
1 Nov 2025	$309.1B	$260.8B – $388.5B	$337.8B (+9%)	after a round	7,181	growing	A	0%
1 Dec 2025	$319.4B	$260.8B – $416.4B	$362.0B (+13%)	after a round	9,837	growing	A	0%
1 Jan 2026	$324.6B	$260.8B – $416.4B	$362.0B (+12%)	after a round	9,837	growing	A	0%
1 Feb 2026	$329.8B	$260.8B – $416.4B	$362.0B (+10%)	after a round	9,837	growing	A	0%
1 Mar 2026	$334.6B	$260.8B – $416.4B	$362.0B (+8%)	after a round	9,837	growing	A	0%
1 Apr 2026	$339.9B	$260.8B – $416.4B	$362.0B (+6%)	after a round	9,837	growing	A	0%
1 May 2026	$345.2B	$260.8B – $416.4B	$362.0B (+5%)	after a round	9,837	growing	A	0%
1 Jun 2026	$343.5B	$260.8B – $406.1B	$353.0B (+3%)	after a round	8,779	growing	A	0%
1 Jul 2026	$348.2B	$260.8B – $406.1B	$353.0B (+1%)	after a round	8,779	growing	A	0%
1 Aug 2026	$363.6B	$260.8B – $418.3B	$363.6B (0%)	after a round	10,043	growing	A	0%
1 Sep 2026	$363.6B	$261.0B – $418.3B	$363.6B (0%)	after a round	10,043	growing	A	0%
1 Oct 2026	$371.2B	$262.0B – $427.0B	$371.2B (0%)	after a round	11,025	growing	A	0%
24 Oct 2026	$374.6B	$263.0B – $430.9B	$374.6B (0%)	after a round	11,490	growing	A	0%

Key facts about OpenAI

Founded: 2015
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Employees: about 11,500 +17% in a year
Total raised: $192.20B
Funding rounds: 8
Last round: Other Mar 2026

OpenAI was founded in 2015 by Andrej Karpathy, Durk Kingma, Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, Pamela Vagata, Sam Altman, Trevor Blackwell, Vicki Cheung and Wojciech Zaremba.

OpenAI funding history

OpenAI has 8 funding rounds on record, from Jul 2019 to Mar 2026, $192.20B in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $852.00B post-money (Other, Mar 2026).

Other 31 Mar 2026no round page
Investors not disclosed.
Sources: robotwave.nazare.io, finance.yahoo.com, cmcmarkets.com and 3 more
$122.00B
$852.00B post-money
Growth Equity 1 Aug 2025
Led by Dragoneer Investment Group; with Blackstone, TPG, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Management, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Altimeter, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global, Thrive Capital, SoftBank.
Sources: nolanvannortwick.substack.com, finance.yahoo.com, cnbc.com and 2 more
$8.30B
$300.00B post-money
Growth Equity 31 Mar 2025
Led by SoftBank Group; with Microsoft, Coatue, Altimeter, Thrive Capital.
Sources: openai.com, cnbc.com, techcrunch.com and 13 more
$40.00B
$300.00B post-money
Debt 3 Oct 2024no round page
With JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Santander, Wells Fargo, SMBC, UBS, HSBC.
Sources: rothschildandco.com, cnbc.com, siliconrepublic.com
$4.00B
Growth Equity 2 Oct 2024
Led by Thrive Capital; with Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, Altimeter, Fidelity, MGX, Tiger Global.
Sources: pinggy.io, cnbc.com, rothschildandco.com and 5 more
$6.60B
$157.00B post-money
Growth Equity 30 Apr 2023
With Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, K2 Global, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management.
Sources: londontechwatch.com, techcrunch.com, pinggy.io
$300M
$29.00B post-money
Growth Equity 1 Jan 2023
Led by Microsoft.
Sources: pinggy.io, finance.biggo.com
$10.00B
$29.00B post-money
Growth Equity 22 Jul 2019
Led by Microsoft.
Sources: pinggy.io, openai.com, news.microsoft.com
$1.00B

OpenAI investors

31 investors have backed OpenAI; Microsoft, Thrive Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group and 1 more led at least one round.

Microsoft lead, 4 rounds
Thrive Capital lead, 4 rounds
Dragoneer Investment Group lead
SoftBank Group lead
Altimeter 3 rounds
Andreessen Horowitz 2 rounds
Coatue 2 rounds
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What OpenAI does

OpenAI works in tech companies, with 16 recorded offerings and customers in financial services, healthcare, life sciences and retail.

OpenAI Inc., known as OpenAI Supply Co., is an American public benefit corporation engaged in artificial intelligence research, development, and deployment. The company provides AI-powered software solutions, including chatbots, coding tools, and an API platform, serving businesses and developers across sectors such as financial services, healthcare, life sciences, retail, government, and education. OpenAI Supply Co. also engages in research on AI safety, deployment, and model alignment, and publishes related publications. Its operations are supported by a team of researchers and developers, and the company is committed to sustainability and ethical practices.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

AI Model Design and Development
AI Research and Innovation
AI Safety and Transparency Research
AI Model Alignment Research
AI Software Product Development
SaaS AI Platform Delivery
API Platform Integration Services
Enterprise AI Solutions Development
Educational AI Solutions Development
Industry-Specific AI Solutions Development
AI Model Deployment Consulting
AI Platform Integration Services
AI Platform Subscription Services
AI Platform Educational Services
AI Platform Enterprise Services
AI Platform Scientific Application Services

Markets

Financial Services
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Retail
Government
Education

Technology

Artificial General Intelligence
AI-Powered Chatbot Systems
AI-Driven Data Security Protocols
AI-Enabled API Integration Frameworks

Certifications

SOC 2 Type 2
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
ISO/IEC 27017:2015
ISO/IEC 27018:2019
ISO/IEC 27701:2019
PCI DSS v4.0.1
CSA STAR
GDPR
CCPA
FedRAMP 20x

Business model

Business-to-Business
Business-to-Consumer
Software-as-a-Service
Subscription-Based
Enterprise

Industry codes (NAICS)

513210 Software Publishers 50% match
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 50% match

Questions about OpenAI

What is OpenAI worth?

Valuation $374.6B (range $263.0B to $430.9B), as of 24 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $852.00B (Other, Mar 2026).

Has OpenAI raised money?

OpenAI has 8 funding rounds on record, from Jul 2019 to Mar 2026, $192.20B in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $852.00B post-money (Other, Mar 2026).

Who has invested in OpenAI?

Microsoft, Thrive Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, SoftBank Group, Altimeter and Andreessen Horowitz, and 25 more. Lead investors include Microsoft, Thrive Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group and SoftBank Group.

How many people work at OpenAI?

About 11,500, up 17% over the last year. Headcount grew from 150 in Jan 2021 to 11,490 in Oct 2026.

What does OpenAI do?

OpenAI works in tech companies, with 16 recorded offerings and customers in financial services, healthcare, life sciences and retail. Its main offerings are AI model design and development, AI research and innovation and AI safety and transparency research.

When was OpenAI founded, and where is it based?

OpenAI was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It has about 11,500 employees, up 17% over the last year.

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OpenAI funding history

Other 31 Mar 2026no round page

Growth Equity 1 Aug 2025

Growth Equity 31 Mar 2025

Debt 3 Oct 2024no round page

Growth Equity 2 Oct 2024

Growth Equity 30 Apr 2023

Growth Equity 1 Jan 2023

Growth Equity 22 Jul 2019