
OpenAI因人工智能担忧引发的科技股抛售,将其最新一轮融资目标削减了100亿美元,《金融时报》周五援引知情人士的话报道称。
OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10 billion amid a selloff in tech stocks driven by AI worries, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
这家ChatGPT制造商目前寻求约200亿美元,其期望估值已从1.4万亿美元降至1.25万亿美元,该报道称。
The ChatGPT maker is now seeking about $20 billion and its desired valuation has dropped to $1.25 trillion from $1.4 trillion, the report said.
OpenAI设定了周五作为投资者承诺参与该轮融资的截止日期,但“首次交割”预计将筹集不到200亿美元,因为一些投资者削减了投资额度,报道补充称。
OpenAI set a Friday deadline for investors to commit to the funding round, but the “first close” is expected to raise less than $20 billion after some investors reduced their allocations, it added.
包括国家支持的科技基金MGX在内的阿联酋投资者财团预计将是该轮融资的最大参与方,作为交易的一部分,OpenAI将获得在该地区租赁新开发的算力的选择权,该报补充称。
A consortium of UAE investors that includes state-backed technology fund MGX is expected to be the largest participant in the round, and as part of the deal, OpenAI would gain the option to lease newly developed computing capacity in the region, the newspaper added.
据该报道,Founders Fund、Coatue、Sequoia Capital和Andreessen Horowitz等风险投资公司也预计将参与。
Venture capital firms including Founders Fund, Coatue, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are also expected to participate, according to the report.
FT补充称,富有的个人将有机会在随后的零售发行中以1.25万亿美元的估值进行投资。
Wealthy individuals will have the option to invest in a subsequent retail offering at a $1.25 trillion valuation, the FT added.
OpenAI、MGX、Coatue、Sequoia Capital和Andreessen Horowitz均未立即回应路透社在正常营业时间外的置评请求。Founders Fund无法联系到置评。
OpenAI, MGX, Coatue, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside regular business hours. Founders Fund could not be reached for comment.
由于人们对人工智能巨额支出的担忧日益加剧,美国科技股遭遇抛售。以科技股为主的纳斯达克指数周五下跌2.9%,较10月6日创下的历史收盘高点下跌7.8%。
US tech stocks have suffered a rout amid growing worries over massive spending on AI. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index dropped 2.9% on Friday and is down 7.8% from its all-time closing high reached on October 6.
OpenAI计划于2027年上市,一直急于完成这轮融资,部分原因是要抢在Anthropic即将上市之前,因为两家公司正在争夺相似的投资者群体,路透社此前报道称。
OpenAI, which is pursuing a listing in 2027, has been keen to close the funding round partly to get ahead of Anthropic’s imminent listing as the two are tapping a similar investor base, Reuters has reported.