Amazon fulfills its $50 billion investment pledge to OpenAI ahead of schedule, now holding about a 5% stake - IT Home

Amazon reportedly completed its full $50 billion investment commitment to OpenAI ahead of schedule.

It paid the remaining $35 billion early, bringing its stake to roughly 5%.

The deal had been set up with milestone-based conditions, but Amazon moved ahead even though OpenAI had not met the IPO and technical-breakthrough triggers.

The move follows OpenAI’s April contract renegotiation with Microsoft and underscores shifting dynamics among major AI and cloud rivals.