Ownership record
Who owns OpenAI?
OpenAI is not owned outright by Microsoft. It is governed by a non-profit board over a capped-profit subsidiary, in which Microsoft holds a large minority economic interest after a multi-year investment reported at around $10bn in 2023.
The short answer
- Ownerthe OpenAI non-profit, with Microsoft as the largest outside investor
- Owner isa capped-profit structure governed by a non-profit board
- Owned since2023
- Previous ownernot applicable — founded in 2015
- Reported consideration10,000,000,000 US dollars
- Assetthe research lab behind ChatGPT and GPT-series models
How the deal was structured
Microsoft's return is capped and it holds no board control, which is why regulators in the UK and EU examined the relationship without treating it as a straight merger.
On the money trail board this sits as a 2023 movement of $10.0B between Redmond and San Francisco, sourced to Wikipedia. Open the full ledger entry.
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