OpenAI → Cerebras: $1B investment
OpenAI lends $1 billion to Cerebras. On top of the compute contract (later revalued at over $20 billion), OpenAI gives Cerebras a $1 billion loan for working capital (exact date in January unknown).
This deal is 0% of everything OpenAI pays and 5% of everything Cerebras receives in this database.
- Date
- Jan 31, 2026
- Paid by
OpenAI- Received by
Cerebras- Type
- Investment
- Amount
- $1B
- Status
- closed
- Note
- working capital loan, January 2026
Sources
All deals between OpenAI and Cerebras
- Jan 14, 2026 OpenAI → Cerebras · OpenAI-Cerebras: over $10 billion for 750 MW $10B
- Jan 31, 2026 OpenAI → Cerebras · OpenAI lends $1 billion to Cerebras $1B
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