Key Highlights:
- OpenAI is reportedly in talks to secure up to $60 billion in latest round of funding, with NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft all exploring major investments.
- NVIDIA could lead the round with a potential $30 billion commitment, while Microsoft and Amazon are also said to be lining up multi-billion-dollar bets.
- Amazon’s investment may also include to cloud and commercial deals.
OpenAI has been among the key players in the AI industry, or let’s just say everyone’s favorite, except for Elon Musk. Many tech giants have invested in the company, including Microsoft in its initial days. Apparently, the bet taken by Satya Nadella, for which Bill Gates was skeptical, has been turning out fruitful for the Redmond giant.
OpenAI reportedly set to receive massive investments from NVIDIA, Netflix, and Amazon
Now, according to The Information, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Amazon are mulling over a big, cumulative investment of up to $60 billion in OpenAI (via Reuters). For those unaware, NVIDIA is already a close partner of OpenAI. Its chips have been powering OpenAI models for long now. As reported, NVIDIA is in talks to invest up to $30 billion alone.
Meanwhile, Microsoft, which reported strong earnings in FY26 Q2, has reportedly also committed to invest up to $10 billion. Amazon, which announced plans to lay off 16,000 employees across the globe, is in talks to invest more than $10 or $20 billion in OpenAI.
The Information further adds that OpenAI is even close to receiving term sheets, or commitments for investment, from the trio.
Amazon’s deal could go beyond cash infusion
That said, Amazon’s potential investment is reportedly going side by side with negotiations that could go beyond a straight cash infusion. In that regard, the news outlet has shared that the talks include a possible expansion of OpenAI’s cloud server rental arrangement with Amazon, alongside a wider commercial deal.
That agreement could see OpenAI sell products such as enterprise ChatGPT subscriptions directly through Amazon, linking funding to long-term cloud usage and distribution partnerships rather than a standalone stake. It will be interesting to see when the official confirmation comes by.
