OpenAI to Allocate Shares to Retail Investors During IPO

Leading artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has announced plans to allocate a portion of its shares to general individual investors when it pursues an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the future. Sarah Friar, OpenAI's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), stated in a CNBC interview on the 8th (local time) that she has confirmed strong demand from individual investors. Friar emphasized that for AI to gain trust across society, a structure that allows participation from everyone, not just specific groups, is crucial. She added, referencing SpaceX's preparations for listing, that just as many people want to own a part of the rocket company, OpenAI hopes ChatGPT can also become a widely owned entity.

OpenAI recently raised $3 billion from individual investors in a funding round totaling $122 billion.

Denis Dresser, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), stated that enterprise segment revenue currently accounts for 40% of total revenue and is on track to reach the same level as consumer segment revenue by the end of the year. Goldman Sachs, Philips, and State Farm have joined as new enterprise clients, and collaborations with existing clients such as the coding platform Cursor and food delivery service DoorDash are also being expanded.

Dresser announced that the weekly active users (WAU) for the coding tool 'Codex' has surpassed 3 million, a 1.5-fold increase from 2 million just eight days prior.