OpenAI nears a funding round valuing it at $1.25tn, below its earlier pitch
OpenAI is close to a funding round of up to $30bn at a valuation of $1.25tn, led by UAE investors, according to reports. The FT and the Telegraph say this is below the valuation it pitched earlier.
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How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets
Left-rated outlets headline it: “OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors” (CNBC); “OpenAI Shifts Value to $1.25 Trillion as Funding Talks Finalize” (Bloomberg).
Centre outlets
Centre-rated outlets headline it: “OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching higher price” (Financial Times).
Right-leaning outlets
Right-rated outlets headline it: “Sam Altman’s OpenAI eyes $30B fundraising round ahead of looming IPO: report” (New York Post); “OpenAI slashes valuation by $150bn” (The Telegraph).
Sources by lean
Balanced: the same number of articles from the left, the centre and the right (up to 3 each). The bar above still counts every rated outlet we found. Bias and factual ratings come from Media Bias/Fact Check. How we balance · All ratings.
Left 2
- CNBC
OpenAI nears up to $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation led by UAE investors - Bloomberg
OpenAI Shifts Value to $1.25 Trillion as Funding Talks Finalize (paywalled or blocks bots)
Centre 2
- Financial Times
OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching higher price (paywalled or blocks bots) - Reuters top-up
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI seeks to accelerate fundraising ahead of Anthropic IPO, sources say (paywall or login)
Right 2
- New York Post
Sam Altman’s OpenAI eyes $30B fundraising round ahead of looming IPO: report - The Telegraph
OpenAI slashes valuation by $150bn (paywall)
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Who owns or funds the outlets covering this story (5 outlets)
| Outlet | Lean | Ownership & funding (MBFC) |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | Centre-left | Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP (The parent company of Bloomberg News). According to Investopedia, Bloomberg Terminal (remote software used to access financial information) is the most expensive among financial data providers. source |
| CNBC | Centre-left | CNBC is owned by NBC Universal, which Comcast owns. Comcast’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Brian L. Roberts, founded by his father, Ralph J. source |
| Financial Times | Centre | The Financial Times is owned by The Nikkei, a Japanese news and financial information company that publishes the leading financial paper, The Nikkei. The FT generates revenue through subscriptions, a hard paywall, and advertising..push({}); source |
| New York Post | Centre-right | The New York Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which owns many conservative/sensational media outlets worldwide. The paper is funded through advertising, subscriptions, and newsstand sales. source |
| The Telegraph | Right | Telegraph Media Group (TMG) owns The Telegraph, which is owned by Press Acquisitions Ltd., which in turn is owned by Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay. In 2004, Twin Brothers Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay acquired the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph from the Canadian media company Hollinger Inc. for £665 million. For a complete list of Board members, see here. source |