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OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to complete
wánchéng
完成
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù de
创纪录的
$122 billion
yīqiān èrèrlíng yì měiyuán
1220亿美元
fundraising / funding round
róngzī
融资
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
rises to / reaches
shēng zhì
升至
$852 billion
bāqiān wǔèrlíng yì měiyuán
8520亿美元
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
on / at
yú
于
March 31st
sān yuè sānshíyī rì
三月三十一日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$122 billion
yīqiān èrèrlíng yì měiyuán
1220亿美元
fundraising round
róngzī
融资
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
Silicon Valley
Guīgǔ
硅谷
in history / ever
shǐ shàng
史上
the largest-scale
guīmó zuìdà de
规模最大的
funding case / round
róngzī àn
融资案
。
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
、
NVIDIA
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
and / with
yǔ
与
SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
and so on / etc.
děng
等
technology giants
kējì jùtóu
科技巨头
all / each
jūn
均
to participate in
cānyù
参与
this round
běn lún
本轮
investment
tóuzī
投资
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
toward / regarding
duì
对
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
going public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
possessive particle
de
的
expectation / anticipation
yùqī
预期
also
yě
也
as a result / accordingly
suí zhī
随之
to heat up / intensify
shēngwēn
升温
。

March 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
on / at
yú
于
March 31st
sān yuè sānshíyī rì
三月三十一日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to complete
wánchéng
完成
total amount
zǒngé
总额
reaching / amounting to
dá
达
$122 billion
yīqiān èrèrlíng yì měiyuán
1220亿美元
structural particle
de
的
a new round of
xīn yī lún
新一轮
fundraising
róngzī
融资
，
company
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
accordingly / as a result
suí zhī
随之
rising to
shēng zhì
升至
$852 billion
bāqiān wǔèrlíng yì měiyuán
8520亿美元
，
to set / establish a record
chuàng xià
创下
Silicon Valley
Guīgǔ
硅谷
fundraising
róngzī
融资
in history
shǐ shàng
史上
highest / record
zuìgāo
最高
record
jìlù
纪录
。
this funding round
běn lún róngzī
本轮融资
by / led by
yóu
由
SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to lead the investment round
lǐngtóu
领投
，
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to commit / pledge
chéngnuò
承诺
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$50 billion
wǔbǎi yì měiyuán
500亿美元
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
largest
zuìdà
最大
single / individual
dānyī
单一
investor
tóuzī fāng
投资方
，
NVIDIA
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
and
yǔ
与
SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
each
gè
各
to contribute funds
chūzī
出资
$30 billion
sānbǎi yì měiyuán
300亿美元
。
it is worth noting that
zhídé zhùyì de shì
值得注意的是
，
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
$35 billion
sānbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
350亿美元
structural particle
de
的
investment funds
tóuzī kuǎn
投资款
must wait until
xū dài
须待
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
to complete
wánchéng
完成
going public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
or
huò
或
to achieve / realize
shíxiàn
实现
artificial general intelligence / AGI
réngōng tōngyòng zhìnéng
人工通用智能
milestone
lǐchéngbēi
里程碑
after / afterwards
hòu
后
only then can
fāng kě
方可
to be in place / delivered
dào wèi
到位
。
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
，
this funding round
běn lún róngzī
本轮融资
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
through / via
tōngguò
通过
bank
yínháng
银行
channel
qúdào
渠道
toward / to
xiàng
向
individual investors / retail investors
gèrén tóuzī zhě
个人投资者
to open up
kāifàng
开放
，
in total
gòng
共
additionally / extra
éwài
额外
to raise
mù dé
募得
$3 billion
sānshí yì měiyuán
30亿美元
。
according to
jù
据
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
to disclose / reveal
pīlù
披露
，
company
gōngsī
公司
currently
mùqián
目前
monthly average
yuè jūn
月均
revenue
yínshōu
营收
approximately
yuē wéi
约为
$2 billion
èrshí yì měiyuán
20亿美元
，
annualized
niánhuà
年化
revenue
yínshōu
营收
already
yǐ
已
to surpass / break through
tūpò
突破
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
250亿美元
。
however / yet
ránér
然而
，
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
every year
měi nián
每年
on / in
zài
在
AI chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
procurement / purchasing
cǎigòu
采购
、
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
and / as well as
jí
及
talent / top personnel
réncái
人才
recruitment / hiring
zhāomù
招募
area / aspect
fāngmiàn
方面
structural particle
de
的
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
equally / also
tóngyàng
同样
as high as / reaching
gāodá
高达
tens of billions of dollars
shù bǎi yì měiyuán
数百亿美元
，
not yet
shàng wèi
尚未
to achieve
shíxiàn
实现
profitability
yínglì
盈利
。
the industry
yèjiè
业界
analysts / industry observers
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out / note
zhǐchū
指出
，
this fundraising
cǐ cì róngzī
此次融资
for
wèi
为
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
to prepare for
chóubèi
筹备
initial public offering / IPO
shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ
首次公开募股
to pave the way
pūpíng le dàolù
铺平了道路
，
its
qí
其
IPO / initial public offering
IPO
IPO
valuation
gūzhí
估值
possibly / or
huò
或
as high as
gāodá
高达
$1 trillion
yī wàn yì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。
this
zhè
这
will
jiāng
将
to be
shì
是
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
in all of history
yǒushǐ yǐlái
有史以来
the largest-scale
guīmó zuìdà de
规模最大的
IPO
IPO
IPO
，
to surpass / exceed
chāoyuè
超越
Saudi Aramco
Shātè Āměi
沙特阿美
and
hé
和
Alibaba
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
previously
cǐ qián
此前
set / established
chuàng xià de
创下的
record
jìlù
纪录
。

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OpenAI Closes Record $122 Billion Funding Round at $852 Billion Valuation

OpenAI on March 31 announced the completion of a $122 billion funding round, the largest in Silicon Valley history, with its valuation reaching $852 billion. Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftBank were among the major investors, and market expectations for an OpenAI IPO intensified.

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