Investment Summary

Microsoft Invests In OpenAI

On July 22, 2019, Microsoft invested in information technology company OpenAI

Investment Highlights
  • This is Microsoft’s 9th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Microsoft’s 137th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Microsoft’s 51st transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-07-22
Target OpenAI
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Microsoft
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company provides artificial intelligence products ChatGPT, DALL·E 2 and Whisper. OpenAI was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Software
Employees221,000
Revenue 211.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft is a global technology company that offers a broad spectrum of software products, services, and devices designed to help individuals and organizations across various sectors. Its extensive portfolio includes the Windows operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite for productivity, and the Azure cloud computing platform, providing solutions for computing, analytics, storage, and networking. Microsoft also delves into enterprise applications with Dynamics 365, connects professionals via LinkedIn, and engages gamers through its Xbox brand and related services. Additionally, it offers internet services such as Bing for web search, Outlook.com for email, and Skype for communication. Microsoft was formed in 1975 and is based in Redmond, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 188 of 213
Sector (Information Technology) 9 of 19
Type (Stake Purchase) 2 of 3
State (California) 51 of 57
Country (United States) 137 of 153
Year (2019) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-04 DataSense

San Franicsco, California, United States

DataSense is an integration platform as a service (IPaaS) solution for both education solution providers and U.S. school districts, to improve data interoperability and integration across a global market. DataSense currently integrates secure data for millions of learners across hundreds of districts daily.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-29 BlueTalon

Sunnyvale, California, United States

BlueTalon, Inc. is a provider of Unified Data Access Control solutions for modern data platforms. BlueTalon provides a customer-proven, data-centric solution for data access management and auditing across the diverse systems resident in modern data estates. BlueTalon, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

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