OpenAI Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2015

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 4,500

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC
  • (Rumor/Speculation)

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $40B

  • Investors
  • 118

OpenAI General Information

Description

Developer of an artificial intelligence-based research and deployment platform designed to create an artificial general intelligence that benefits all users. The company's platform offers an AI-based chatbot that serves as a universal interface for AI to interact with the digital world and engages in policy work, education, and outreach, enabling users to grow skills and gain knowledge with autonomous systems that outperform humans at economically valuable work.

Contact Information

Website
www.openai.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1455 3rd Street
  • San Francisco, CA 94158
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Software Development Applications
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Multimedia and Design Software
Vertical(s)
Big Data, CloudTech & DevOps, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • 1455 3rd Street
  • San Francisco, CA 94158
  • United States
+1 (800)

OpenAI Timeline

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OpenAI Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
20. Later Stage VC 12-Jun-2025 $40B Rumor/Speculation Generating Revenue
19. Later Stage VC 31-Mar-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
18. Secondary Transaction - Private 25-Feb-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
17. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
16. Secondary Transaction - Private 24-Dec-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
15. Debt - General 03-Oct-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
14. Later Stage VC (Series B) 02-Oct-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Secondary Transaction - Private 30-Sep-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Secondary Transaction - Private 31-May-2024 $13.3B Completed Generating Revenue
11. Secondary Transaction - Private 19-Jan-2024 $13.3B Completed Generating Revenue
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OpenAI Comparisons

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Employees
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Developer of an artificial intelligence-based research and deployment platform designed to create an artificial general
Business/Productivity Software
San Francisco, CA
4,500 As of 2025

San Francisco, CA
 

San Francisco, CA
 
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OpenAI Competitors (77)

One of OpenAI’s 77 competitors is Abacus.AI, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in San Francisco, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Abacus.AI Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Anthropic Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
DataRobot Venture Capital-Backed Boston, MA
Cohere Venture Capital-Backed Toronto, Canada
Clinc Venture Capital-Backed Ann Arbor, MI
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OpenAI Patents

  • 37

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 20

    Granted

  • 17

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

OpenAI Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12164548-B1 Adaptive ui for rich output rendering of assistant messages Active 20-Feb-2024
US-20250200222-A1 Personally identifiable information scrubber with language models Pending 15-Dec-2023
US-20250200361-A1 Selective learning of information for the generation of personalized responses by a generative response engine Pending 13-Dec-2023
US-20250139057-A1 Systems and methods for generation of metadata by an artificial intelligence model based on context Pending 30-Oct-2023
US-20250139387-A1 Systems and methods for targeted interactions with computational models Pending 30-Oct-2023 G06F40/289
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OpenAI Signals

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OpenAI Investors (118)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Banca Investis Investment Bank Minority
Beyond Capital Venture Capital Minority
Helios Ventures Growth/Expansion Minority
HiJoJo Partners Venture Capital Minority
Magnetar Capital Hedge Fund Minority
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OpenAI Investments & Acquisitions (33)

OpenAI’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with io Products for . The deal was made on 21-May-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
io Products 21-May-2025 Merger/Acquisition Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Context.ai 15-Apr-2025 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
CoreWeave 31-Mar-2025 PIPE Business/Productivity Software
SB OpenAI Japan 03-Feb-2025 Joint Venture IT Consulting and Outsourcing
The Stargate Project 21-Jan-2025 Joint Venture Business/Productivity Software
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OpenAI Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Global Illumination (Entertainment Software) New York, NY 2021
OpenAI Startup Fund San Francisco, CA 2021
Rockset San Mateo, CA 2016

OpenAI FAQs

  • When was OpenAI founded?

    OpenAI was founded in 2015.

  • Where is OpenAI headquartered?

    OpenAI is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of OpenAI?

    OpenAI has 4,500 total employees.

  • What industry is OpenAI in?

    OpenAI’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is OpenAI a private or public company?

    OpenAI is a Private company.

  • What is OpenAI’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for OpenAI is .

  • How much funding has OpenAI raised over time?

    OpenAI has raised $63.9B.

  • Who are OpenAI’s investors?

    Banca Investis, Beyond Capital, Helios Ventures, HiJoJo Partners, and Magnetar Capital are 5 of 118 investors who have invested in OpenAI.

  • Who are OpenAI’s competitors?

    Abacus.AI, Anthropic, DataRobot, Cohere, and Clinc are some of the 77 competitors of OpenAI.

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