**JUST IN:** **OpenAI is closing in on a funding round raising up to $30 billion and valuing the company at $1.25 trillion**, per **CNBC**.

**Investors from the United Arab Emirates** are leading the round alongside **Coatue**, framing it as an “opportunistic” bridge ahead of a potential **IPO**.

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