Business leaders across industries are trying to get on the president-elect's good side ahead of his return to the Oval Office, and some are breaking out their wallets — or their company's — to do so.

United States President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee fund is poised to break its previous level of $107 million as billionaires and top corporates donate their share to the Trump administration,

Altman's announcement comes after both Meta and Amazon announced plans to contribute $1 million to the inauguration.

Mr. Altman and OpenAI have recently hired key executives who previously worked for the Clinton, Obama and Biden administrations.

Trump has been a vocal critic of tech companies, and he signaled earlier this month that he won't shy away from antitrust enforcement. The incoming president nominated Gail Slater, who advised Trump on tech policy during his first term, to head the Department of Justice's antitrust arm.

Tech executives line up to get on the president-elect's good side just a month before he takes the oath of office for a second time.

Donald Trump's second inauguration offers wealthy donors and big companies one final chance to make nice before Trump returns to power.

Tech tycoons are lining up to donate big sums of cash to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund ahead of his next stint in the White House. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has pitched in a million bucks. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has tossed in another million. And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman scrounged up a million of his own.

In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration.

Donald Trump’s inaugural fund set to break $107 million-mark as Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, others pledge big bucks

Toyota followed Ford's lead and donated $1 million towards President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January.