PANews reported on February 18 that according to Zhitong Finance, people familiar with the matter revealed that OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever is raising more than $1 billion for his AI startup Safe Superintelligence, which will value it at more than $30 billion, making it one of the most valuable private technology companies in the world. People familiar with the matter said that San Francisco-based venture capital firm Greenoaks Capital Partners is leading the round of financing and plans to invest $500 million. Greenoaks has also previously invested in AI companies ScaleAI and Databricks.

The above-mentioned insider pointed out that Greenoaks Capital Partners, a well-known venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, is leading the investment in Safe Superintelligence, with a planned investment of up to US$500 million. It is worth noting that Greenoaks is also an important investor in Scale AI and Databricks Inc., two outstanding companies in the field of artificial intelligence. This background undoubtedly adds more expectations for the future development of Safe Superintelligence.

It is reported that this financing will significantly increase Sutskever's valuation, which is a significant increase compared to the previous $5 billion. However, it is worth noting that the financing negotiations are still in full swing and the relevant details are still subject to change.