Historic injection into OpenAI: Amazon, Softbank and Nvidia contribute $110 billion
The strategic alliance ensures the necessary infrastructure to lead the next generation of artificial intelligence agents
OpenAI has once again shaken up the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape with the announcement of an unprecedented funding round. The company, led by Sam Altman, has raised $110 billion in a deal spearheaded by three strategic partners: Amazon, SoftBank, and Nvidia. With this capital injection, the company's pre-funding valuation soars to $730 billion, placing it among the most valuable corporations in the world. The deal is divided into three main tranches: Amazon will contribute $50 billion, while SoftBank and Nvidia will each contribute $30 billion. "AI will be deployed everywhere, and the world needs massive computing power to meet the demand," Altman told CNBC. The strategic alliance with Amazon and Nvidia
Beyond the money, the agreement redefines cloud partnerships. Amazon Web Services (AWS) becomes a key technology partner for OpenAI. This alliance includes joint development; OpenAI will use Amazon's custom Trainium chips, which promise better value for money. AWS will also be the exclusive third-party provider for OpenAI Frontier, a platform for managing teams of AI agents in the enterprise.
The agreement with Nvidia not only provides capital but also guarantees OpenAI access to the most advanced computing technology on the market. The deal ensures the use of the new Vera Rubin systems, with greater capacity for inference—the process in which AI uses knowledge learned during training to respond in real time—and for data training.
900 million users and a booming business
This financial support comes as OpenAI's business figures continue to grow exceptionally. ChatGPT now boasts over 900 million weekly active users and 50 million paid subscribers. The Codex tool—an AI model designed to translate natural language into programming code—has tripled its user base since the beginning of the year to 1.6 million weekly users. This round, which could be expanded with new investors in the coming weeks, reinforces OpenAI's dominance in a market where computing power and data processing have become the new "gold" of the global economy.
