Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon in Talks for Up to $60 Billion Investment in OpenAI
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San Francisco, Jan. 28 (GeokHub) Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon are in discussions to invest as much as $60 billion in OpenAI, a move that would mark one of the largest private funding rounds in technology history as competition intensifies in the artificial intelligence sector.
According to people familiar with the talks, Nvidia — already a key partner whose chips power OpenAI’s AI systems — is considering an investment of up to $30 billion. Microsoft, OpenAI’s longest-standing strategic backer, is in discussions to invest less than $10 billion, while Amazon is exploring a significantly larger commitment that could exceed $20 billion.
Sources say OpenAI is close to receiving formal investment commitments, commonly known as term sheets, from the potential investors.
Amazon’s Entry Could Reshape OpenAI’s Cloud Strategy
Amazon’s potential investment would mark its first direct stake in OpenAI and could be tied to broader commercial negotiations. These discussions include a possible expansion of OpenAI’s cloud infrastructure usage on Amazon Web Services, as well as agreements allowing Amazon to distribute OpenAI products such as enterprise versions of ChatGPT.
Microsoft and Amazon declined to comment on the talks, while Nvidia and OpenAI did not respond to requests for comment outside normal business hours. The details of the discussions could still change.
AI Costs Drive Record Capital Needs
The talks come as OpenAI faces rapidly rising costs to train and operate large-scale AI models, driven by soaring demand for computing power and heightened competition from rivals such as Google.
Earlier this week, reports indicated that SoftBank is also in discussions to invest up to $30 billion more in OpenAI, underscoring growing investor appetite for exposure to generative AI despite the massive capital requirements.
If completed, the combined investments would further cement OpenAI’s position at the center of the global AI ecosystem, backed by the world’s most influential cloud, chip and software companies.
