ChatGPT Creator in Investor Talks at $29 Billion Valuation
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ChatGPT Creator in Investor Talks at $29 Billion Valuation
Tender offer at that valuation would make OpenAI one of the most valuable U.S. startups
OpenAI, the research lab behind the viral ChatGPT chatbot, is in talks to sell existing shares in a tender offer that would value the company at around $29 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, making it one of the most valuable U.S. startups on paper despite generating little revenue.
Venture-capital firms Thrive Capital and Founders Fund are in talks to buy shares, the people said. The tender could total at least $300 million in OpenAI share sales, they said. The deal is structured as a tender offer, with the investors buying shares from existing shareholders such as employees, the people said.
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