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# OpenAI is reportedly racing to raise $30 billion before Anthropic goes public : the round could value it above $1.4 trillion, up from $852 billion in March.

## Retrieval answer

Reuters reports that OpenAI is seeking investor commitments ahead of Anthropic’s expected mid-November public debut.

Reuters reports that OpenAI is seeking investor commitments ahead of Anthropic’s expected mid-November public debut. Two people familiar with the matter said the accelerated fundraising could total about $30 billion and value OpenAI above $1.4 trillion. One source said existing backers SoftBank and MGX are in talks to participate. OpenAI and SoftBank declined to comment; Anthropic and MGX did not immediately respond.

The report says the timetable partly reflects competition for overlapping investors and a desire to raise capital before Anthropic’s financial disclosures invite comparisons. It also cites infrastructure commitments and a possible delay to OpenAI’s planned 2027 listing as financing considerations. These are reported plans and rationales, not confirmed deal terms or a completed financing.

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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