OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round

OpenAI’s latest funding round isn’t quite living up to expectations, according to multiple news reports. OpenAI was previously reported to be raising $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation, and then at a $1.25 trillion valuation, ahead of a planned IPO.

据多家新闻报道，OpenAI 最新的融资轮次并未达到预期。此前有报道称，OpenAI 计划在首次公开募股（IPO）前以 1.4 万亿美元的估值筹集 300 亿美元，随后又调整为 1.25 万亿美元的估值。

But The Financial Times reported Friday that the company has subsequently lowered its funding target to $20 billion, with a first close that’s expected to be even lower than that. The round will be led by a group of investors from the United Arab Emirates, the FT said.

但《金融时报》周五报道称，该公司随后已将融资目标下调至 200 亿美元，且预计首轮交割金额将低于这一数字。《金融时报》称，本轮融资将由来自阿拉伯联合酋长国的一组投资者领投。

A subsequent retail offering for wealthy individuals could bring the total funding amount to the $20 billion target. A follow-up story in The Wall Street Journal offered more details, namely that the company has secured $11 billion so far, and that its fundraising efforts had met with a “tepid” response from some large investors.

随后的高净值个人零售发行可能会使总融资额达到 200 亿美元的目标。《华尔街日报》的一篇后续报道提供了更多细节，即该公司目前已获得 110 亿美元资金，且其融资努力在一些大型投资者那里遭遇了“冷淡”的回应。

The company’s reported funding challenges could be blamed, in part, on bad timing, as Wall Street investors have become wary of heavy AI infrastructure spending, leading to a major sell off of tech stocks. And Anthropic’s planned IPO could be facing challenges, too.

该公司所报道的融资挑战部分可归咎于时机不佳，因为华尔街投资者已对沉重的人工智能基础设施支出持谨慎态度，导致科技股遭到大规模抛售。此外，Anthropic 计划中的 IPO 也可能面临挑战。