OpenAI的发言人透露，其截至6月末止的年化营收已飙升至100亿美元，较2024年12月末的55亿美元增长近一倍，主要来自 ChatGPT业务和应用程序编程接口（API），而不包括微软（MSFT.US）和大型一次性交易的影响。 据CNBC报道，OpenAI还定下了到2029年收入达至1,250亿美元的目标。 今年第1季，OpenAI进行有史以来最大笔的融资——由软银牵头，为其融资400亿美元，远超2023年微软所提供的100亿美 元融资，资金可能在年底全部到位。 这轮融资让OpenAI的估值达到3,000亿美元，相当于其2024年末止年化收入55亿美元的54倍。若按其最新的百亿收入计算， OpenAI或许可要求更高的估值。 独角兽估值排名已变 独角兽估值排名已悄然生变，一直独占鳌头的字节跳动被拉下第一王位。在资本的推动下，AI与太空概念成为新的资本宠 儿。 风投项目有望挽回投资者信心？ 从头部独角兽排名的变更可以看出，AI初创公司依然是风投基金的最爱，也因此在今年内频频获得融资加持和估值提升。 此外，太空概念也依然是投资者青睐的标的，除了SpaceX之外，航天军工企业Voyager Technologies ...

Group 1 - Perplexity is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund, with most of the capital coming from limited partners [1] - The company previously raised $500 million at a valuation of $9 billion in December [1] - Perplexity has access to a network of approximately 80,000 developers, allowing it to understand user engagement with its API [1] Group 2 - The fund is managed by general partners Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko, who co-founded early-stage venture firm F7 Ventures in 2018 [1] - F7 Ventures has invested in startups such as women's health company Midi [1] - It is unclear whether Graziadei and Shevelenko will continue to operate F7 or focus entirely on Perplexity's venture fund [1]