OpenAI завершила выкуп акций у сотрудников — сделка составила $7 миллиардов

OpenAI completed a $7 billion tender offer for employees, TechCrunch reports. The deal closed on August 10, 2026, and gave current and former company employees the opportunity to liquidate their accumulated shares without waiting for a public offering.

How the Tender Offer Works

A tender offer is a secondary market mechanism: third-party investors purchase shares from employees at a pre-agreed price, without waiting for an IPO. OpenAI remains a private company and is not yet traded on an exchange, so for many of its employees such rounds are the only way to convert years of work into real money.

Key facts of the deal according to TechCrunch:

• Buyout volume — $7 billion
• Closing date — August 10, 2026
• Sellers — current and former OpenAI employees
• Format — secondary sale, without going public

According to TechCrunch, the deal was characterized as "completed" — meaning funds were actually paid out, not merely announced as an intention to conduct a buyout.

Why $7 Billion Is a Significant Figure

$7 billion is one of the largest tender buyouts for a private technology company. Such a high volume speaks to two things simultaneously: significant accumulated demand from employees and sustained interest from institutional investors in OpenAI shares at the current valuation.

As noted in the

TechCrunch article, the tender offer was "completed" — a formulation that means the deal was executed, not merely announced.

Such rounds help the company retain key talent: employees get the opportunity to lock in a portion of their income without leaving the team in search of immediate liquidity. OpenAI has conducted tender buyouts before — as the company's valuation has grown, each subsequent round has taken place at a higher price per share.

What This Means

The closed $7 billion buyout confirms that OpenAI remains one of the most sought-after assets in the private capital secondary market. For company employees — this is realized income; for the industry — a signal that the largest AI player is not yet rushing to go public, but is already building liquidity management infrastructure within the team.