# OpenAI funding: rounds and investors > OpenAI has raised $230B across 11 rounds since 2019. Investors include SoftBank BB Corp, Coatue and Andreessen Horowitz. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *OpenAI* 11 rounds we have observed, with the 35 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Big Data & Analytics Cloud Construction Raised this month Valuation: $840B, Mar 2026 Follow OpenAI and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fopenai) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$230B** raised across 11 rounds since 2019, from 67 sources **$110B** Growth - **Latest round:** Round, $20B Oct 2026 - **Led by:** United Arab Emirates investors - **Biggest round:** $110B Growth · Mar 2026 - **Step-up i:** 266.7× - **Investors:** 35 (17 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$1.0B** Round **$10M** Round **$40B** Growth **$8.3B** Round **$3.0B** Round **$75M** Venture **$20B** Round **$11B** Round - **First round:** Round, $1.0B - **Biggest round:** $110B - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Round **$20B** *1 new* *6 returning* [United Arab Emirates investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-arab-emirates-investors) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) Reported by Wowtale and 7 others - **Oct 2026** Round **$11B** *1 new* *6 returning* [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) Lead [UAE investor group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uae-investor-group) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) Reported by Business Upturn and 7 others - **Apr 2026** Venture **$75M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Source recorded - **Mar 2026** Growth **$110B** *4 new* *9 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) Lead [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Lead [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Lead [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Lead [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) Lead [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) Lead [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) Lead [D. E. Shaw Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d-e-shaw-ventures) Lead [SoftBank's Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-s-vision-fund) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) Reported by Crunchbase News and 11 others SEC filing: $3.0M sold - **Jan 2026** Growth **$30B** *4 new* *4 returning* [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) Lead [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Lead [Investors from the UAE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investors-from-the-uae) Lead [UAE investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uae-investors) Lead [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) [inversores de Emiratos Árabes Unidos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inversores-de-emiratos-arabes-unidos) Reported by Crypto Briefing and 12 others - **Nov 2025** Round **$3.0B** *1 new* [Blue Owl Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-owl-capital) Lead Reported by TechStartups - **Oct 2025** Round **$6.6B** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Crunchbase News - **Aug 2025** Round **$8.3B** *8 new* *5 returning* [Dragoneer Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragoneer-investment-group) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group) [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) [D1 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d1-capital-partners) Reported by TechCrunch and 3 others - **Feb 2025** Growth **$40B** *3 new* *4 returning* [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Lead [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) [Magnetar Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/magnetar-capital) Reported by Crunchbase News and 8 others - **Oct 2024** Round **$10M** *11 new* *1 returning* [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) Lead [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) [Santander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander) [Wells Fargo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wells-fargo-bank-office) [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) [Boman Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boman-group) Reported by Crunchbase News and 8 others - **Jul 2019** Round **$1.0B** *1 new* [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Reported by FinSMEs ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Growth** 2026 **Growth** 2026 **Venture** 2026 **Round** 2026 **Round** 2026 [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) L L [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) L L [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) L [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) L [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) L [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) L ## Everyone who backed them [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Corporate VC **6** rounds, led 3 [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) VC firm **5** rounds, led 2 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **5** rounds, led 1 [MGX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mgx) Growth equity **5** rounds, led 1 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **5** rounds [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **4** rounds, led 1 [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) Accelerator **4** rounds, led 1 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **4** rounds [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Corporate VC **4** rounds [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Private equity **3** rounds, led 1 [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) Private equity **2** rounds, led 1 [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm **2** rounds [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) Company **1** round, led 1 [Dragoneer Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragoneer-investment-group) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [D. E. Shaw Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d-e-shaw-ventures) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Blue Owl Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-owl-capital) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [SoftBank's Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-s-vision-fund) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Investors from the UAE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investors-from-the-uae) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [UAE investor group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uae-investor-group) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [UAE investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uae-investors) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [United Arab Emirates investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-arab-emirates-investors) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **1** round [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) Family office **1** round [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) Corporate VC **1** round [Santander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander) VC firm **1** round [Wells Fargo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wells-fargo-bank-office) Corporate VC **1** round [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group) Private equity **1** round [D1 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d1-capital-partners) Hedge fund **1** round [Magnetar Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/magnetar-capital) Hedge fund **1** round [Boman Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boman-group) Investment firm **1** round [inversores de Emiratos Árabes Unidos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inversores-de-emiratos-arabes-unidos) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=openai). ## Also claim to have backed them These 40 firms list OpenAI as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) VC firm Per its own site [Tribe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-capital) VC firm Per its own site [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) Private equity Per its own site [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) Growth equity Per its own site [Alpha Wave Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global) Private equity Per its own site [Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international) Private equity Per its own site [ICONIQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital) Family office Per its own site [Glynn Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glynn-capital) VC firm Per its own site [SGH CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sgh-capital) VC firm Per its own site [A.Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-capital-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) VC firm Per its own site [Scooter Braun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scooter-braun) Angel Per its own site [Bright Pixel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-pixel-capital) Corporate VC Per its own site [Eastlink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastlink-capital) VC firm Per its own site [ANTI FUND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anti-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Greg Brockman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greg-brockman) Investment firm Per its own site [Litquidity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/litquidity-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Blake Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-byers) Angel Per its own site [Alpha Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-funds) VC firm Per its own site [Byers Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byers-capital) Family office Per its own site [Sonae IM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sonae-im) Corporate VC Per its own site [Bain Capital Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-private-equity) Private equity Per its own site [Firestreak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firestreak-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Galdana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galdana-ventures) Fund of funds Per its own site [K3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k3-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Pittco Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pittco-management) Family office Per its own site [SparkLabs Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-group) VC firm Per its own site [Tareyton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tareyton-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Thomas Dimson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-dimson) Growth equity Per its own site [Valkyrie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valkyrie-2) VC firm Per its own site [A'Z Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-z-angels) VC firm Per its own site [AAL VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aal-vc) VC firm Per its own site [AI Grant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ai-grant) Accelerator Per its own site [Abhay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abhay) Angel network Per its own site [Acquinox Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acquinox-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Allatus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allatus) Accelerator Per its own site [Archangel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangel-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Arctic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arctic-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site [Ataraxia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ataraxia-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about OpenAI ### Who invested in OpenAI? OpenAI's investors include SoftBank BB Corp, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, MGX and Sequoia Capital, and 30 more on record. Coatue led its latest round. ### How much has OpenAI raised? OpenAI has raised $230B across 11 rounds since 2019. ### When did OpenAI last raise? OpenAI's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $11B in Oct 2026, led by Coatue. ### What was OpenAI's biggest round? OpenAI's largest round on record is $110B (Growth), in Mar 2026, led by Andreessen Horowitz. ### Who backed OpenAI first? OpenAI's first round on record, in Jul 2019, was backed by Microsoft. ### What stage is OpenAI at? OpenAI's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2026. ### Where is OpenAI based? OpenAI is based in the United States. ### Who led OpenAI's rounds? Blue Owl Capital led the Undisclosed round in 2025; Coatue led the Growth in 2026; Andreessen Horowitz led the Growth in 2026; United Arab Emirates investors led the Undisclosed round in 2026. ## Companies like OpenAI In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a chatbot… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app