OpenAI employees seek to sell approximately $6 billion at a valuation of $500 billion According to Golden Finance, OpenAI employees are seeking to sell approximately $6 billion at a valuation of $500 billion. A group of investors, including Japan's SoftBank Group, Thrive, and Dragoneer, will participate in the sale of their stocks to invest in OpenAI. SoftBank recently completed a $1 billion investment and participated in other transactions.