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Oracle discusses AI chip funding with Goldman Sachs and Apollo

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Oracle is currently in discussions with Apollo and Goldman Sachs regarding funding for AI chips. The proposed structure involves outside investors funding a separate company that would buy the chips and lease them to Oracle, rather than Oracle taking out a direct loan. Oracle’s cloud infrastructure business grew 121% to $7.4 billion in the quarter, and its backlog of signed contracts reached $664 billion.

From insidermonkey.com

Why it matters

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Oracle’s demand for AI cloud services is growing faster than its current supply capacity. The discussions address how Oracle can fund this demand, especially given that the company spent $28.5 billion on equipment in the last three months and reported negative free cash flow.

OpenAI, SpaceX, and Oracle are engaging in multiple new financing and hardware procurement deals with firms like Broadcom, Nvidia, and Goldman Sachs.

From insidermonkey.com

Who's involved

  • OracleThe company seeking funding to meet massive AI chip demand
  • Goldman SachsAmerican investment bank involved in facilitating the financing
  • ApolloCompany involved in discussions about AI chip financing
  • OpenAIMajor customer relying on Oracle's cloud infrastructure for AI compute

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Possible knock-on effects

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  • OracleSpeculative

    Oracle could secure external funding to meet its massive cloud backlog and supply demand.

  • ApolloSpeculative

    Apollo might see increased involvement in large-scale AI chip financing deals for Oracle.

  • Goldman SachsSpeculative

    Goldman Sachs could facilitate complex AI chip financing for Oracle via its investment banking services.

  • NvidiaSpeculative

    Nvidia might benefit from the reinforcement of large-scale AI infrastructure financing trends.

  • OpenAISpeculative

    OpenAI could benefit from Oracle's scaling capacity, which is supported by securing this external funding.

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