OpenAI em negociações com investidores sobre venda de ações com avaliação de US$ 500 bilhões

OpenAI is in early talks with investors about a potential secondary share sale that would value the company at roughly US$500 billion, with current and former employees selling shares. Thrive Capital, a current investor, could lead the round. The company’s valuation has surged since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, reaching US$300 billion after a US$40 billion funding round earlier this year. OpenAI recently released new open‑weight language models and reported nearly 700 million weekly active users of ChatGPT. Meanwhile, rival Anthropic is seeking US$3–5 billion in funding at a US$170 billion valuation, according to CNBC. OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue is expected to exceed US$20 billion by year‑end.