OpenAI May Secure $50B From Amazon in Ongoing Talks
The news comes as OpenAI seeks investment worth $100 billion in fresh capital at a valuation estimated at around $830 billion.
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American technology giant Amazon is currently engaged in preliminary discussions concerning a potential investment in the artificial intelligence startup and ChatGPT developer, OpenAI.
According to sources familiar with the developments, the capital commitment could be as high as $50 billion, though the final amount has yet to be determined as negotiations are still in the preliminary stages.
Notably, OpenAI sees cloud computing rival to Amazon, Microsoft, as a minority stakeholder at about 27% with an investment of $13 billion.
The news of the ongoing discussion comes as OpenAI seeks $100 billion in fresh capital at a valuation of around $830 billion.
According to earlier media reports, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman are leading the talks. If the bid comes through, Amazon will position itself as the single-largest investor of OpenAI.
In March 2025, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a definitive agreement under which OpenAI would receive $40 billion in investments.
In December 2025, SoftBank poured an additional $22.5 billion into OpenAI, following its $7.5 billion investment in April. Notably, the AI startup received an upsized syndicated co-investment from other backers totaling $11 billion, according to the SoftBank Group.
At present, the Japanese investment holding firm has about 11% stake in OpenAI.
On January 28, SoftBank was said to be in another round of talks for an additional $30 billion in investment, going all in with the AI startup.
According to data available on OpenAI’s official website, the OpenAI Foundation holds a 26% equity stake, Microsoft holds roughly 27%, and the remaining 47% is held by current and former employees and investors.
As of the end of 2025, OpenAI’s valuation reached approximately $500 billion through a secondary share sale. The Sam Altman entity is also gearing up for its initial public offering later this year.
