Sources: OpenAI has pledged up to $1.5B to a new joint venture with PE firms to help deploy AI across their portfolio companies, starting with $500M in equity Financial Times 2026-04-22 AI, OpenAI, PE Related Coverage OpenAI in talks to commit up to $1.5 billion to private equity joint venture: FT Reuters 'OpenAI In Talks To Commit Up To $1.5bn To Pr... Benzinga OpenAI to commit up to $1.5B of its own capital to DeployCo, a joint venture with PE firms valued at $10B The Next Web · Ana-Maria Stanciuc OpenAI's $1.5bn DeployCo bet signals a new enterprise AI distribution model Capacity · Amber Jackson OpenAI in talks to commit up to $1.5b into new JV with PE firms: report Reuters OpenAI Pledges $1.5 Billion to PE Enterprise AI Project PYMNTS.com OpenAI in talks to commit up to $1.5 billion to private equity joint venture, FT reports Reuters · Ananya Palyekar OpenAI eyes $1.5b investment in new AI venture: report Tech in Asia · Aiko Gao Ishida OpenAI forming $10 billion joint venture for enterprise AI Yahoo Finance · Cris Tolomia OpenAI in talks to fund DeployCo with $1.5B to make AI easier for companies to use: report Tech Funding News · Vignesh R