There was an unconfirmed report that upto $10 billion in this round were pledged by a syndicate of UAE investment funds, including MGX
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-05/openai-in...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-05/openai-in...
I guess if there's even a 1% chance that sama is right and money will have no value in the future (or that no company besides AI companies will have value), it's worth getting a stake in OpenAi etc at any price, especially if you have more cash than you can possibly use otherwise.
More investigations need to happen.