# OpenAI investors approach company about new funding round

https://mins.news/en/item/60991

- CNBC, 2026-09-16 13:16 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/open-ai-investors-new-funding-round.html

> Investors have approached OpenAI about a new funding round as the company prepares for what is widely expected to be a blockbuster IPO next year, following its confidential prospectus filing in June.

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