60 Billion Dollar Pump for OpenAI

Even More Money for Generative AI 60 Billion Dollar Pump for OpenAI

2026-02-03 From Ulrike Ostler Ulrike Ostler| Translated by AI 3 min Reading Time

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Citing the news service "Reuters", international media report that Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon are together pumping 60 billion dollars into the "ChatGPT" company OpenAI.

Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon probably want to pump 60 billion dollars into OpenAI.(Image: Apirak - stock.adobe.com) — Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon probably want to pump 60 billion dollars into OpenAI.
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If successful, it would be one of the largest private funding rounds in the history of the IT industry and would once again intensify the competition between countries and corporations to shape the future of AI.

According to reports, Nvidia could contribute up to 30 billion dollars to the package. Microsoft, a strategic partner whose cloud and software products already integrate OpenAI technology, could invest less than 10 billion dollars, while Amazon, a potential new backer, could provide more than 10 billion dollars, possibly more than 20 billion dollars.

In total, these talks could reach a volume of up to 60 billion US dollars, although the terms have not yet been finalized and no official confirmations have been received.

Unconfirmed

Reuters reports that OpenAI is close to receiving term sheets or an investment commitment from these companies and that Amazon and Microsoft declined to comment, while Nvidia and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside regular business hours.

However, the thinking at the messaging service has reached the point where there is speculation that Amazon's investment could be contingent on separate negotiations, including a possible extension of OpenAI's cloud server lease agreement with Amazon and a commercial agreement under which OpenAI would sell its products, such as ChatGPT enterprise subscriptions, to Amazon.

This follows reports earlier this week that SoftBank Group (9984.T),

is in negotiations to invest up to an additional 30 billion US dollars in OpenAI.

Meta's capital expenditure is skyrocketing to achieve AI superintelligence.(Image: Statista) — Meta's capital expenditure is skyrocketing to achieve AI superintelligence.
(Image: Statista)

All in all, huge sums of money are being invested in the development of AI. The statistics portal "Statista" has just compiled Meta's figures. The company announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year yesterday, Wednesday, beating Wall Street estimates for both revenue and profit. The company's revenue exceeded $200 billion for the first time in 2025, with net income of $60 billion, just below the 2024 total, due in part to another large loss from its Reality Labs division.

However, the focus of yesterday's earnings announcement was on Meta's capital expenditure, which rose by more than 80 percent to 72 billion dollars last year and is expected to grow at a similar rate this year. As the company continues to pursue its long-term AI vision, it expects to invest between 115 and 135 billion dollars in the necessary infrastructure, i.e. in computing power.

Superintelligence

In addition to short-term improvements to Meta's core platforms, primarily in the form of even better content recommendations and more targeted advertising, the company is working on what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls "personal superintelligence": "As profound as the abundance created by AI may one day be, an even more significant impact on our lives will likely come from everyone having a personal superintelligence that helps them achieve their goals, create what they want to see in the world, experience every adventure, be a better friend to those they care about, and become the person they want to be," he describes his vision "in the usual lofty terms," quoting and commenting on Felix Richter from Statista.

"We have the resources and expertise to build the massive infrastructure required, as well as the ability and will to bring new technologies to billions of people with our products," Zuckerberg emphasizes in his mission statement.

Richter: "If the costly bet on the metaverse has proven one thing, it is that he is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Investors can only hope for a better outcome this time."

Link: Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports

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