OpenAI

Builds large AI models and sells access to them through ChatGPT and a developer platform.

IPO filed confidentially (reported, 2026-06)

Founded: 2015 · San Francisco, United States
Founders: Sam Altman (Co-founder and CEO) · Greg Brockman (Co-founder) · Ilya Sutskever (Co-founder) · Elon Musk (Co-founder)
Website: openai.com

In their words

“We are past the event horizon; the takeoff has started.”

Sam Altman, Co-founder and CEO · Sam Altman's blog ("The Gentle Singularity"), 2025-06-10

2026-06-08Filed confidentially with the SEC for an IPO; said it has not decided on timing. TechCrunch
2026-03-31Closed a $122 billion round at an $852 billion post-money valuation, co-led by SoftBank, Andreessen Horowitz and D. E. Shaw Ventures. The Next Web
2026-03-31Said it generates $2 billion in revenue per month and ChatGPT has more than 900 million weekly active users. The Next Web

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