# OpenAI receives $11 billion in first tranche of funding round

> Original title: OpenAI lands an $11 billion funding round, but has to court dentists for more capitalround but now has to court dentists for more capital

- Source: The Decoder
- Published: 2026-11-07T09:45:23.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/hubxqauddevv8qij8vmh6o3ok
- Original: https://the-decoder.com/openai-lands-an-11-billion-funding-round-but-has-to-court-dentists-for-more-capitalround-but-now-has-to-court-dentists-for-more-capital/

## Summary

OpenAI has received roughly $11 billion in new funding, the first tranche of a round valuing the company at $1.25 trillion, according to Bloomberg. The full round could grow to $20 billion, with the rest expected in the coming weeks. The round was scaled back from an originally sought $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation after an AI-sector selloff.

## Why it matters

The article ties the $11 billion first tranche to a scaled-back round, showing how the AI funding market is tightening around OpenAI and Anthropic.