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New Funding Values OpenAI to a $300 Billion Valuation

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OpenAI has secured $8.3 billion in fresh funding , elevating its valuation to an estimated $300 billion. The sizeable round cements its position as one of the most valuable private technology companies in the world, amid surging interest in artificial intelligence. Strong Backing Reflects Investor Confidence The latest funding round reportedly includes contributions from prominent institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and strategic partners. While OpenAI has not publicly disclosed all participants, reports indicate that existing backers such as Microsoft played a continued role. The $300 billion valuation is not tied to a traditional equity sale, but rather derived from a tender offer allowing investors to purchase shares from existing shareholders. This secondary share sale structure enables early employees and stakeholders to realise gains without the company going public. we have a ton of stuff to launch over the next couple of months–new m...

David Bailey’s Nakamoto exceeded 23X mNAV, 11X higher than MSTR

Bitcoin Magazine’s David Bailey is hoping to merge some of his companies into publicly-traded Kindly, and the valuation investors placed on the merger put Michael Saylor to shame. Thanks in part to Saylor himself amplifying Bailey’s news with its difficult-to-calculate metrics, Bailey’s company briefly rallied to a multiple-to-Net Asset Value (mNAV) over 11X greater than Saylor’s company. The imputed value of Bailey’s fully converted entity, which will eventually be called Nakamoto, briefly exceeded a 20X mNAV this morning. This colloquial and imprecise valuation metric is popular among bitcoin (BTC)-focused equity investors. $KDLY is the newest merger that will form a $BTC holdings company. Let's figure out the current mNAV. Current $KDLY price per share: $29 Market Cap: $175 million Shareholders will own 1.2% of post-merger company. Capital Raised: $710 million nMAV = Market Cap / Total… — Lavan Pathmanathan (@LavanPath) May 12, 2025 Popularized by the X...