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Tiger Global Set to Reap $5 Billion Paper Profit from Early OpenAI Bet

Moneycontrol•08-10-2026, 17:12

•Tiger Global is poised for a $5 billion paper profit as OpenAI discusses raising $30 billion at a $1.4 trillion valuation.
•Chase Coleman agreed to invest $150 million in 2021 after a pitch from Sam Altman at a $15.7 billion valuation, ahead of ChatGPT's public release.
•The massive win helps redeem Tiger Global after its assets plunged from $100 billion to $50 billion during the 2022 tech-stock rout.
•The firm's Private Investment Partners 16 fund, its smallest in a decade, also holds stakes in AI companies like Anthropic and Temporal Technologies.
•The OpenAI investment joins Tiger Global's historical wins, ranking alongside past successful bets on JD.com and Flipkart.

Tiger Global's early bet on OpenAI is poised to deliver a $5 billion paper profit.

Tiger Global agreed to invest $150 million in OpenAI in 2021, a year before the public release of ChatGPT.

Tiger Global cannot fully exit and realize its gains until OpenAI's initial public offering, which has been delayed at least until next year.