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Sam Altman

Angel InvestorActive

Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. Sam is also the Chairman of Y Combinator, a leading silicon valley startup accelerator.

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2019blog.samaltman.com/
46
Investments
12
Exits
—
AUM
26.1%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Sam Altman, as an angel investor, invests in various stages across a wide range of industries, with a preference for early-stage companies, particularly those with high growth potential, given his experience with Y Combinator.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 12 years

2
2012
1
2013
2
2014
2
2015
1
2016
3
2017
0
2018
0
2019
0
2020
0
2021
0
2022
1
2023

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 46 companies

C
Coldplay
Media/Content · Seed, 2023
Active
N
Notable
Healthcare · Series A, 2017
Active
S
Scale AI
AI/ML · Series A, 2017
Active
S
Standard Cognition
Retail · Series A, 2017
Active
M
Memphis Meats
Food & Beverage · Series A, 2016
Active
T
Teachable
EdTech · Series A, 2015
Active
O
OpenAI
AI/ML · Growth, 2015
Active
H
Helium
IoT · Series A, 2014
Active
C
Cruise
Transportation · Series B, 2014
Active
Z
Zenefits
SaaS · Series A, 2013
Active
I
Instacart
E-commerce · Series A, 2012
Active
S
Stripe
Fintech · Series A, 2012
Active

Frequently Asked Questions

Sam Altman focuses on Pre-seed, Seed stage investments.

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