OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to media pursuing a Q&A astatine the OpenAI information halfway successful Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025.
Shelby Tauber | Reuters
OpenAI connected Tuesday announced it has completed its recapitalization, cementing its operation arsenic a nonprofit with a controlling involvement successful its for-profit business.
The artificial quality startup said its nonprofit is present called the OpenAI Foundation, and it holds an equity involvement worthy astir $130 cardinal successful its for-profit arm. OpenAI said its for-profit limb is present a nationalist payment corporation, called OpenAI Group PBC.
Microsoft said it supports OpenAI's recapitalization and present holds an concern successful the PBC that is valued astatine $135 billion, oregon astir 27% of the institution connected an as-converted diluted basis. Microsoft has invested implicit $13 cardinal successful OpenAI, backing the institution arsenic aboriginal arsenic 2019, 3 years earlier the motorboat of of the chatbot ChatGPT.
"The much OpenAI succeeds arsenic a company, the much the non-profit's equity involvement volition beryllium worth, which the non-profit volition usage to money its philanthropic work," OpenAI said successful a blog post.
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