These eye-popping charts put OpenAI's record funding round in perspective

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during an interaction session at IIT, in New Delhi

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• OpenAI $110 billion financing is a record in more ways than one.
• The private-market transaction challenges decades of finance norms.
• Check out these charts to see just how huge the deal is.

OpenAI's latest funding round is unprecedented. The following charts put the deal in perspective.

The startup announced the $110 billion financing last week, pushing its valuation to $840 billion, including the new cash.