OpenAI Opens Door to Retail Investors as $852 Billion Valuation Raises IPO Stakes
OpenAI is making its stock available to a broader base before a possible IPO, announcing this week that shares will now be part of several ARK Invest-run ETFs, following the close of a $122 billion funding round that set its valuation at $852 billion. The company behind ChatGPT also disclosed it has, for the first time, collected over $3 billion from individual investors via banks.