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OpenAI Targets $1.25 Trillion Valuation in New Funding Round
According to the description, in a 52-minute episode of The Pulse With Francine Lacqua, Bloomberg says it has learned that OpenAI, seeking about $30 billion in a new funding round, now targets a valuation of $1.25 trillion in the final stages of negotiations. The rest covers markets and French protests.
Why it matters
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What it means for you
Bloomberg reports OpenAI is seeking about $30 billion at a valuation of $1.25 trillion, which shows how much money is riding on the AI industry.
For lawmakers
Bloomberg's report of a $1.25 trillion valuation for OpenAI adds to questions about how a company of that size is held to account.
The record
- Questions
- What happens to work, income and the economy? · How fast is AI advancing, and where is it heading?
- People
- Francine Lacqua (Speaks)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of October 24, 2026, via
yt-bloomberg-television(tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record) - Cite this
- Bloomberg Television (YouTube), “OpenAI Targets $1.25 Trillion Valuation in New Funding Round”, October 23, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/bloomberg-2026-10-23-openai-targets-1-25-trillion-valuation
Our notesLight lane: description only. The valuation figure is Bloomberg's reporting from unnamed sources as stated in the description; OpenAI's confirmation is unknown.