OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation
THE SO WHAT
A $30B raise at a $1.4T valuation would formalize OpenAI as an infrastructure-scale utility, not just a software vendor. For buyers and builders, that level of capital behind one provider raises both comfort and concentration risk — you should explicitly document how much of your roadmap assumes OpenAI’s pricing, uptime, and policy choices.
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