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OpenAI wraps $7 billion share sale ahead of potential IPO
OpenAI's tender offer has been in the works since the company closed its record-breaking $122 billion funding round in March.
TL;DR
- OpenAI completed a secondary share sale of roughly $7 billion.
- This allows current and former employees to sell stock at an $852 billion valuation.
- The sale was in the works since the company's $122 billion funding round in March.
- The tender offer helps alleviate near-term pressure for liquidity before a potential IPO.
- This follows previous secondary sales, including a $6.6 billion tender offer in October.
- OpenAI confidentially filed its prospectus with the SEC in June.