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OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target
The Financial Times reports OpenAI cut its target to about twenty billion dollars after some investors reduced their planned allocations; the deadline for commitments was Friday.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
At a glance
- First reported by WSJ: “OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target in Latest Round”, with reporting from Investing.com (citing Financial Times) and runtimewire.com (citing WSJ).
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 12:33 AM ET on Late Night BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: OpenAI.
- BBN covered this story before: Altman sympathizes with mathematicians, but the math flood continues (October 30).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- WSJOpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target in Latest Round
- Investing.com (citing Financial Times)OpenAI cuts funding target by $10 billion to $20 billion - FT By Investing.com October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- runtimewire.com (citing WSJ)OpenAI has $11B committed toward initial $30B funding target, WSJ reports October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOpenAI wanted thirty billion dollars and the Wall Street Journal says roughly eleven billion is committed so far, at a valuation of one point two five trillion.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Financial Times says they cut the target to twenty billion. Friday's the deadline. Nobody said which Friday.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile Google's orbiting chip can only switch on for twenty minutes at a time.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt used one to write a haiku that starts with Blue marble below. That's about the same return.
The story so far
- OpenAI claims AI discoveries; Lula wins; Meghan to co-host · Al Jazeera
- OpenAI's always-on assistant 'dots' comes with a human assistant · TechCrunch
- Altman sympathizes with mathematicians, but the math flood continues · The Verge
- OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Saturday, October 31, 2026 · the Tech archive · all months
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