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OpenAI secures Microsoft's blessing to transition its for-profit arm | TechCrunch

OpenAI announced Thursday it reached a nonbinding agreement with Microsoft, its largest investor, on a revised partnership that would allow the startup to convert its for-profit arm into a…

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OpenAI secures Microsoft's blessing to transition its for-profit arm | TechCrunch

Sep 12, 2025

OpenAI secures Microsoft's blessing to transition its for-profit arm | TechCrunch
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OpenAI announced Thursday it reached a nonbinding agreement with Microsoft, its largest investor, on a revised partnership that would allow the startup to convert its for-profit arm into a…

OpenAI announced Thursday it reached a nonbinding agreement with Microsoft, its largest investor, on a revised partnership that would allow the startup to convert its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). The transition, should it be cleared by state regulators, could allow OpenAI to raise additional capital from investors and, eventually, become a public company.

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