OpenAI 传出 IPO 前正推进 300 亿美元新融资，估值达 1.25 万亿美元
英文标题：OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
据知情人士透露，OpenAI 正计划以 1.25 万亿美元的投前估值筹集至多 300 亿美元新一轮私募融资，由 Coatue 与阿联酋投资者领投，且可能同步绑定更多算力协议。如果此轮融资以超万亿美元估值落地，OpenAI 将刷新纪录成为全球估值最高的私营企业，并为其后续 IPO 树立极高的估值标杆。这一动作还将直接影响紧随其后筹备上市的竞争对手 Anthropic，反映出前沿 AI 巨头在公开上市前对资本与算力储备的争夺已进入白热化阶段。
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据报道，OpenAI 正接近完成新一轮巨额私募融资，而非直接推进 IPO。据知情人士向 CNBC 透露，这家 AI 实验室正寻求按 1.25 万亿美元的投前估值筹集至多 300 亿美元，该轮融资由 Coatue 和阿联酋投资者领投。
此前彭博社也曾在一个月前报道过类似消息，称该 AI 实验室正在商讨按 1.4 万亿美元估值融资 300 亿美元。两家媒体均报道称，相关条款仍在谈判之中，因此最终仍可能存在变数。CNBC 报道指出，来自阿联酋的资金还可能附带一项协议，以便 OpenAI 从阿联酋获取更多算力支持。OpenAI 对此拒绝置评。
如果 OpenAI 本轮估值突破 1 万亿美元大关，它将打破历史纪录，成为有史以来估值最高的私营未上市公司。这一估值也将为其即将到来的 IPO 设立更高的门槛。OpenAI 此前已于 6 月秘密提交了 IPO 申请文件；而在 3 月的上一轮融资中，这家 ChatGPT 缔造者的投后估值达到了 8520 亿美元。
如此高昂的估值也可能对 Anthropic 的 IPO 带来连锁反应，许多人认为 Anthropic 的上市进程可能更加临近（传言称其公开递交的 S-1 文件随时可能亮相）。据 CNBC 报道，最新消息显示 Anthropic 正在为其公开上市寻求 1.5 万亿至 2 万亿美元的估值。Anthropic 曾在 5 月按 9650 亿美元估值筹集了 650 亿美元，当时外界普遍认为这是其 IPO 前的最后一轮大额融资。它同样在 6 月秘密递交了上市申请。
English / 原文
OpenAI is reportedly close to securing another mega round of private funding, rather than plowing ahead with an IPO. The AI lab is working on raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation in a round led by Coatue and investors in UAE, sources told CNBC.
This follows a similar report by Bloomberg a month ago which said the AI lab was working on raising $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation. Terms are still being negotiated, both outlets report, so they could ultimately change. CNBC reports that the UAE funding could also be coupled with a deal to secure more computing capacity for OpenAI from the UAE, too. OpenAI declined comment.
Should OpenAI command a valuation of more than $1 trillion with this round, it would break records as the most valued private company ever. That valuation would also raise the bar even higher for OpenAI’s forthcoming IPO. OpenAI filed confidential paperwork for an IPO in June, after its last raise in March valued the ChatGPT maker at $852 billion post-money.
That high valuation could also have ramifications for Anthropic’s IPO, which many believe is closer to materializing. (Rumors suggest we could see Anthropic’s public S-1 filing any day now.) The latest reports have Anthropic seeking a $1.5 to $2 trillion valuation for its public debut, CNBC reports. Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation in May in what many believed at the time would be its last big round before an IPO. It also filed confidential paperwork in June.