{"id":890300,"date":"2026-03-02T08:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=890300"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:52:55","slug":"openai-completes-110bn-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/openai-completes-110bn-funding-round-2026-03\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI completes $110bn funding round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has raised $110bn from Amazon, Nvidia and Softbank.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-459558761\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Amazon put in $50bn and Nvidia and SoftBank put up $30bn each.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1122960775\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The funding round values OpenAI at $730bn.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-573136013\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese partnerships expand our global reach, deepen our infrastructure and strengthen our balance sheet so we can bring frontier AI to more people, more businesses and more communities worldwide,\u201d says OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are entering a new phase where frontier AI moves<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-890303 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02083627\/IMG_1811-150x150.webp\" alt=\"OpenAI completes $110bn funding round\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02083627\/IMG_1811-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02083627\/IMG_1811-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02083627\/IMG_1811-70x70.webp 70w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02083627\/IMG_1811.webp 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> from research into daily use at global scale,\u201d says the company. \u201cLeadership will be defined by who can scale infrastructure fast enough to meet demand, and turn that capacity into products people rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI also announced a partnership with Amazon to collaborate on projects including developing applications for Amazon&#8217;s clients.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI already has a $38bn contract with Amazon Web Services, Amazon&#8217;s cloud service arm, and will increase the size of the contract by $100bn over the next eight years.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/market-sectors\/ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See all our AI content<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has raised $110bn from Amazon, Nvidia and Softbank. 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