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Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb AI<\/a><\/span> \u00bb OpenAI to be valued at $500 billion in new employee share sale<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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The deal would make OpenAI the world\u2019s most valuable private company, surpassing SpaceX.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
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$6B in shares to be sold by staff to SoftBank, Thrive, Dragoneer, valuing ChatGPT maker above SpaceX.<\/li>\n
Secondary sale talks follow $40B SoftBank-led funding round at $300B valuation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n
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OpenAI is in talks to be valued at $500 billion through a new employee share sale, according to a report<\/a> from The New York Times.<\/p>\n
The transaction, still under discussion, would involve current and former OpenAI employees selling about $6 billion worth of stock to an investor group that includes SoftBank, Thrive Capital, and Dragoneer Investment Group. The structure is a secondary market deal, allowing staff to cash out equity without requiring the company to go public.<\/p>\n
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