---
title: "OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo-29e8d863
published: 2026-10-22T22:08:24.000Z
byline: "Source: TechCrunch AI"
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# OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO

Source: TechCrunch AI · Published 2026-10-22 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo-29e8d863

Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.

## Sources

- [Read the original at TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo)

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