# OpenAI completes approximately USD 6.6 billion in employee share sales at a USD 500 billion valuation

On 2025/10/2, Yahoo Finance reported that US company OpenAI completed approximately USD 6.6 billion in employee share sales, increasing its valuation from approximately USD 300 billion to USD 500 billion. Participants included Thrive Capital, SoftBank, Dragoneer, and others. This was an employee secondary transaction rather than new financing for the company.



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## Connected profiles

- [OpenAI](/companies/openai)

## Sources

- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-completes-share-sale-record-043148719.html