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OpenAI facilitated $6.6B secondary share sale for employees
OpenAI facilitated a $6.6B secondary share sale in October 2025, allowing over 600 current and former employees to sell shares, with more than 75 individuals cashing out the $30M cap.
Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: Sources: OpenAI facilitated a $6.6B secondary share sale in October 2025 for 600+ current and ex-employees; over 75 people cashed out the maximum cap of $30M — Employees waited two years to sell their shares.
Then, the company let them unload $30 million.
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