ChatGPT secures $40bn funding to expand AI research




Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - OpenAI,, the Artificial Intelligence company behind ChatGPT, has secured $40 billion in new funding to advance AI research, scale its computing infrastructure, and enhance its technology offerings.

The disclosure was made in a blog post on Monday, where OpenAI said the funding round values the company at $300bn post-money.

The investment will help OpenAI push the frontiers of AI, with a focus on scientific discovery, personalized education, and enhanced human creativity.

“Today we’re announcing new funding—$40 billion at a $300bn post-money valuation, which enables us to push the frontiers of AI research even further, scale our compute infrastructure, and deliver increasingly powerful tools for the 500 million people who use ChatGPT every week,” the AI startup said.

SoftBank Group is among the key investors in the round. “Few companies understand how to scale transformative technology like SoftBank,” OpenAI stated.

The company noted that the partnership will support its long-term goal of developing artificial general intelligence for the benefit of humanity.

The funding announcement comes barely a week after OpenAI introduced a major update to ChatGPT, integrating image generation directly into the chatbot.

The Microsoft-backed firm described the update, which allows users to create and modify images using GPT-4o, as a significant step toward making image creation a core part of AI-driven communication.

As part of the rollout, OpenAI showcased a sample image demonstrating improved text accuracy in AI-generated visuals compared to previous models.

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