Analysis

OpenAI’s $852b valuation under investor lens amid strategy shift

Last month, OpenAI raised $122 billion.

The increase was driven primarily by Neysa’s $1.2b funding round.

Startups raised just under $7.8b in March through the completion of 284 deals.

Startup funding reached $582.2m, a 352.3% rise from February.

Funding news, exclusive interviews, earnings reports, and much more in this edition.

They signal confidence, operational involvement, and a long-term plan to create value.

The frenzy has grown so intense that some are pouring money into opaque secondary markets.

FTSE Russell will upgrade Vietnam to EM status from frontier status in Sept.

WeChat’s ecosystem provides a ready-made environment to deploy AI agents.

The move is the latest ratings agency response to private credit funds hit by redemption waves.