OpenAI는 300억 달러 자금 조달 목표 중 약 110억 달러만 확보했으며, 주요 투자자들이 기술주 매도세 속에서 발을 빼면서 1조 2,500억 달러 기업가치도 기대에 미치지 못했다. 경쟁사 Anthropic은 이르면 11월 기업공개(IPO)를 추진하고 있는 것으로 전해졌다.

OpenAI raised less than half of its $30 billion fundraising target in its latest round. The company has secured about $11 billion so far, according to the Wall Street Journal. Its valuation landed at $1.25 trillion, short of the $1.4 trillion it was aiming for. The gap reportedly comes down to fading interest from major investors amid a tech sell-off driven by weak quarterly results from Google, Amazon, and Intel.

OpenAI now plans to raise up to $20 billion from family offices and high-net-worth individuals. The company is reportedly planning an IPO early next year.

Rival Anthropic has been growing revenue faster lately and could go public as early as November. A strong IPO could leave Anthropic with well over $100 billion in capital to weather any rough stretch ahead. OpenAI has clawed back some market share recently, but the competition goes back and forth. OpenAI especially has been pushing hard with price cuts and more efficient models to hold its ground.