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OpenAI Raises $11B at a $1.25T Valuation

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Nov 8, 2026First seen
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Submitted by
armcat
Posted
Nov 8, 2026
Site
247wallst.com

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on 247wallst.com.

Trending history

OpenAI Raises $11B at a $1.25T Valuation was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 8, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 13 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #11 of 29, reached on Nov 8, 17:39 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 8, 18:39 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 15:3916:2417:0917:5418:39 Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · #28Nov 8, 15:54 UTC · #29Nov 8, 16:09 UTC · #24Nov 8, 16:24 UTC · #16Nov 8, 16:39 UTC · #16Nov 8, 16:54 UTC · #15Nov 8, 17:09 UTC · #14Nov 8, 17:24 UTC · #12Nov 8, 17:39 UTC · #11Nov 8, 17:54 UTC · #11Nov 8, 18:09 UTC · #11Nov 8, 18:24 UTC · #11Nov 8, 18:39 UTC · #11

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

052104158 15:3916:2417:0917:5418:39 Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · 10Nov 8, 15:54 UTC · 22Nov 8, 16:09 UTC · 46Nov 8, 16:24 UTC · 61Nov 8, 16:39 UTC · 78Nov 8, 16:54 UTC · 94Nov 8, 17:09 UTC · 106Nov 8, 17:24 UTC · 121Nov 8, 17:39 UTC · 128Nov 8, 17:54 UTC · 141Nov 8, 18:09 UTC · 144Nov 8, 18:24 UTC · 148Nov 8, 18:39 UTC · 158

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

This valuation is a function of early accumulation of compute. They could rent it to Anthropic, or poach more Anthropic engineers.

How many companies have a public market valuation over 1T, that seems like a lot

The story here is that Sam wanted to raise a lot more, but could not. Investors almost certainly want to see how the Anthropic IPO plays out before deciding whether to keep showering these companies with money.

Questions

Is OpenAI Raises $11B at a $1.25T Valuation trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 8, 18:39 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank OpenAI Raises $11B at a $1.25T Valuation reached?

#11 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 8, 17:39 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has OpenAI Raises $11B at a $1.25T Valuation been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 8, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (13 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

11 points and 5 comments; submitted by armcat on Nov 8, 2026.