OpenAI is in advanced talks to form a joint venture with a group of private equity firms aimed at accelerating the adoption of its artificial intelligence software among enterprise clients, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report cites unnamed people familiar with the matter as revealing that the proposed vehicle, which could be valued at around $10bn on a pre-money basis, is expected to include backing from firms such as TPG, Brookfield Asset Management and Bain Capital. The investors are said to be considering a combined commitment of roughly $4bn.
The initiative would effectively create a dedicated deployment arm to help businesses integrate OpenAI’s technology, as the company looks to expand commercial usage of its products and offset the high costs associated with developing advanced AI systems.
Efforts to monetise AI have increasingly focused on enterprise applications across sectors such as financial services and healthcare, where demand for automation and data-driven tools is growing.
The move comes amid a broader trend of collaboration between AI developers and private capital. Rival firm Anthropic is also reported to be exploring a similar structure with private equity backing to scale distribution of its AI offerings.
OpenAI has been ramping up its enterprise push in recent months, including the launch of new tools designed to help organisations deploy AI agents more efficiently.
The discussions follow a major recent fundraising round that valued the company at $840bn.
