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Funding Round: Strategic Investment (Microsoft) (OpenAI)

Verdictconfirmed95%
1 check · 4/7/2026

The source text explicitly states 'Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI' in the opening paragraph, dated July 22, 2019. The record claims a raised amount of 1000000000 (1 billion) in 2019-07 (July 2019). The amount matches exactly (1 billion = 1000000000), and the date matches (July 2019 = 2019-07). The name 'Strategic Investment (Microsoft)' accurately describes the nature of the funding round as stated in the source.

Our claim

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Company
openai
Company
OpenAI
Name
Strategic Investment (Microsoft)
Date
July 2019
Raised
1000000000
Raised Low
1000000000
Raised High
1000000000
Instrument
strategic
Lead Investor
Microsoft
Notes
$1B strategic investment from Microsoft in July 2019, establishing a long-term partnership.

Source evidence

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confirmed95%Haiku 4.5 · 4/7/2026

NoteThe source text explicitly states 'Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI' in the opening paragraph, dated July 22, 2019. The record claims a raised amount of 1000000000 (1 billion) in 2019-07 (July 2019). The amount matches exactly (1 billion = 1000000000), and the date matches (July 2019 = 2019-07). The name 'Strategic Investment (Microsoft)' accurately describes the nature of the funding round as stated in the source.

Case № hNe8G951fgFiled 4/7/2026Confidence 95%