OpenAI’s appetite for capital is growing almost as fast as its AI ambitions. New reports say Nvidia $NVDA ( ▼ 0.72% ) , Microsoft $MSFT ( ▼ 0.74% ) , and Amazon $AMZN ( ▼ 1.01% ) are in talks to collectively invest tens of billions more into the ChatGPT maker.
Funding the AI arms race
According to multiple reports, the three tech giants could anchor a massive fundraising round that might total as much as $100 billion. Nvidia is said to be considering the largest slice, while Amazon and Microsoft are also weighing multibillion-dollar commitments.
The potential investments would come on top of existing relationships. Microsoft already has a major stake in OpenAI, Nvidia supplies key AI chips, and Amazon is a critical cloud and infrastructure partner.
Strategic, not just financial
These talks are not just about owning equity. The investments could be tied to broader commercial agreements, including cloud infrastructure deals and hardware supply arrangements. That would further intertwine OpenAI with the very companies that power much of today’s AI compute stack.
In other words, this is as much about securing future AI workloads and platform influence as it is about financial returns.
Cash burn meets big ambition
OpenAI’s fundraising push reflects the enormous cost of building next-generation AI systems. With plans that reportedly stretch into the trillion-dollar range for infrastructure over time, the company needs deep-pocketed backers to keep scaling.
If the round comes together anywhere near the rumored size, it would mark one of the largest private capital raises in tech history — and cement OpenAI’s position at the center of the AI investment web linking Nvidia $NVDA ( ▼ 0.72% ) , Microsoft $MSFT ( ▼ 0.74% ) , and Amazon $AMZN ( ▼ 1.01% ) .