知情人士透露，OpenAI 正接近完成一轮融资，这家位于旧金山的人工智能公司估值可能超过 1 万亿美元，为潜在的首次公开募股（IPO）铺路。知情人士称，OpenAI 正在以 1.25 万亿美元的估值筹集高达 300 亿美元资金，该估值不包含新增资本。由于细节保密，知情人士要求不具名。
OpenAI is closing in on a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence giant at more than $1 trillion ahead of a potential initial public offering The San Francisco-based AI company is raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, according to people familiar with the deal, who asked not to be named because the details were confidential. That valuation does not include new capital raised.
知情人士称，阿联酋投资者与 Coatue 共同领投这一轮融资。
Investors from the United Arab Emirates are leading the round alongside Coatue, according to people familiar with the deal.
知情人士称，OpenAI 周四告知投资者，目标是在下周末前完成签署。最终融资规模仍在敲定中。
OpenAI told investors Thursday that it aims to secure signatures by the end of next week. The final size of the round is still being determined, the people said.
知情人士称，这笔融资被定位为潜在 IPO 前的“机会主义式”过桥融资。首席财务官 Sarah Friar 告诉员工，OpenAI 上市很可能在 2027 年进行。
The financing is being positioned as an "opportunistic" bridge ahead of a potential IPO, the people said. An OpenAI listing will likely come in 2027, CFO Sarah Friar has told employees.
据一位知情人士称，除了新投资外，OpenAI 还在谈判一项商业协议，以从阿联酋获得更多算力。该安排可能帮助 OpenAI 在扩展 AI 业务时获得额外算力。
Alongside the new investment, OpenAI is negotiating a commercial deal that would secure more computing capacity from the UAE, according to one person. The arrangement could help OpenAI secure additional computing power as it expands its AI business.
此次融资正值科技市场动荡时期。围绕 CoreWeave 的担忧以及利率上升背景下未来融资条件的疑虑已引发市场不安。
The fundraising also comes during a choppy time for tech markets. There have been jitters surrounding CoreWeave and questions about future financing conditions as interest rates rise.
Anthropic 预期的 IPO 将为投资者对该行业的胃口提供另一项测试。OpenAI 已秘密提交上市申请。
Anthropic's expected IPO would provide another test of investor appetite for the sector. OpenAI has filed confidentially to go public.
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