Fellowship Program
The VC Fellowship program teaches participants how mega-rounds reshape valuation frameworks and what trillion-dollar infrastructure bets mean for the ecosystem.
The VC Fellowship is a company that provides educational programs for founders and VCs interested in the AI and technology industry.
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- Retirement Benefits
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OpenAI is finalizing a $100 billion raise at an $850 billion valuation - the largest private funding round ever recorded. For founders and VCs watching AI infrastructure being built in real time, this isn't just about capital deployment. This is a major alignment at a trillion-dollar level. Founded in 2015 by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Ilya Sutskever (among others), OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022 and reached 100 million users in just two months - the fastest consumer application to hit that milestone in history. Today, ChatGPT serves 800 million weekly active users across 140+ countries, processing over 2 billion prompts daily and generating $10 billion in annual recurring revenue as of June 2025. The capital pool backing this round reflects who believes AI is critical infrastructure: Amazon (up to $50 billion), SoftBank Investment Advisers ($30 billion), NVIDIA ($20 billion), and Microsoft (continuing its $13 billion+ commitment). These aren't financial investors - they're cloud providers, chip makers, and distribution partners aligning their entire ecosystems around OpenAI's platform. OpenAI's pre-money valuation stands at $730 billion, with the $100 billion+ raise pushing post-money above $850 billion - higher than the initial $830 billion expected. This premium signals investor confidence even as the company burns significant capital building infrastructure for what CEO Sam Altman describes as "trillions in infrastructure investment" required for AGI deployment. OpenAI's product suite includes ChatGPT (free, Plus at $20/month, Pro at $200/month), ChatGPT Enterprise serving 80%+ of Fortune 500 companies, and developer APIs used by 2 million developers globally. The company recently began testing ads for free users to accelerate the path to profitability while maintaining its core mission of beneficial AGI. This round positions OpenAI not as a software company but as the operating system layer for AI, valued like global infrastructure that could define computing for the next 20 years. Congratulations to Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and the OpenAI team on this historic milestone. The VC Fellowship teaches you how mega-rounds reshape valuation frameworks and what trillion-dollar infrastructure bets mean for the ecosystem. Applications open. Apply Now:- https://lnkd.in/gsNZQFvH #venturecapital #chatgpt #openai #funding #valuation
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