OpenAI just pulled off a funding heist that makes a Bond villain look like a amateur: $8.3 billion raised at a $300 billion valuation. Because apparently, *this* is how we fund a future where robots moonwalk in our living rooms. Dragoneer Investment Group, the folks who probably spend more on coffee than most countries’ GDP, tossed in $2.8 billion (10% of their funds, because *of course*). Meanwhile, the rest of us are still trying to afford avocado toast. 🥑
The funding frenzy was so intense, it was like a Black Friday sale for AI labs. Investors wanted to pour in $40 billion, but OpenAI played favorites, giving new buddies extra cash while old pals got the cold shoulder. Some poor soul probably sent a thank-you note and got a “We’re busy training robots to ignore humans” reply. 🤖✋
Other investors? Oh, just your usual suspects: Blackstone, TPG, Sequoia, Fidelity, etc. The kind of people who define “deep pockets” literally. They’re probably already booking penthouses for their AI butlers. 🏙️🤖
A Brief History of OpenAI (Or How We Got Here)
Back in 2015, a group of visionaries (read: Elon Musk and his buddies) founded OpenAI as a nonprofit to “ensure AI benefits humanity.” Spoiler: It’s now a cash machine with a side of existential dread. In 2019, they created a “capped-profit” subsidiary to raise money from Microsoft. Because nothing says “nonprofit” like a $1 billion check from a tech giant. 🤑
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Because Everything Needs a Blockchain
While OpenAI’s busy monetizing our nightmares, crypto startups are trying to outdo them with decentralized AI. Nous Research, a Solana-based startup, just raised $50 million (at a $1 billion valuation, because why not?) to build open-source AI models. Because nothing says “revolution” like a blockchain and a hoodie. 🧥
Then there’s Poseidon, a data layer for AI that solves the “copyright stuff” problem. They raised $15 million from a16z Crypto, which is either genius or the result of a bet. Either way, crypto’s Q2 funding hit $10 billion. That’s enough to fund a million more AI startups… or finally fix the internet. 🤷
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2025-08-01 23:22