Sam Altman - Co-Founder and CEO @ OpenAI - Crunchbase Person Profile

Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Exowatt	—	Series A - Exowatt	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Red Queen Bio	—	Seed Round - Red Queen Bio	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Preventive	—	Venture Round - Preventive	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Arcadia Medicine	—	Seed Round - Arcadia Medicine	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Coco	Yes	Series B - Coco	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Exowatt	—	Series A - Exowatt	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Campus	—	Series B - Campus	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Helion Energy	—	Series F - Helion Energy	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Boom Supersonic	—	Series A - Boom Supersonic	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	NOYACK	—	Seed Round - NOYACK	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Rescale	Y Combinator	—	Series D - Rescale	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Slope	Y Combinator	—	Venture Round - Slope	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Shelpful	Apollo Projects	Yes	Seed Round - Shelpful	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ValueBase	Hydrazine Capital	—	Seed Round - ValueBase	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ExcepGen	Apollo Projects	—	Seed Round - ExcepGen	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ValueBase	Hydrazine Capital	Yes	Pre Seed Round - ValueBase	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	HeyMarvin	Apollo Projects	Yes	Pre Seed Round - HeyMarvin	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	KoBold Metals	Apollo Projects	—	Series B - KoBold Metals	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Beacon AI	Sam Altman	Yes	Seed Round - Beacon AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cadoo	Apollo VC	Yes	Seed Round - Cadoo	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

Number of Exits

obfuscation

Sam Altman

has

obfuscation

exit -

ZeroDown

Sam Altman

has

obfuscation

exits. Their most notable exits are

ZeroDown

Virool

, and

URX

ZeroDown ZeroDown is a real estate startup that focuses on providing an affordable homeownership solution.
Virool Virool is a programmatic video marketing platform that helps brands engage audiences with targeted, native video placements.
URX URX drives mobile commerce through relevant product ads.
Uncommon Uncommon is about providing with that juicy, tender, and delicious meat they love but without harming their health, planet, and animals.
Triplebyte Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform for tech companies.
Theorem Theorem uses data science and machine learning to invest in marketplace lending loans, profitably managing over $800mm in assets.
Swiftype Swiftype is a provider of SaaS-based site and enterprise search platform used to fully customize the search experience on websites.
Software Applications Incorporated Rethinking the personal computing experience
SingleStore SingleStore is a provider of a database for operational analytics and cloud-native applications.
Science Exchange Science Exchange provides life sciences procurement and supplier management SaaS solutions.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Sam Altman

is the

Co-Founder and CEO

OpenAI

. Additionally,

Sam Altman

has had

past jobs including

President, YC Group

Y Combinator

OpenAI Co-Founder and CEO2015

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Y Combinator	President, YC Group	Jan 1, 2016	Mar 1, 2019
Y Combinator	President	Feb 21, 2014	Jan 1, 2016

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Helion Energy	Board Chair	2015	Mar 2026

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Western US Investors (Top 10K)	1,852
Female Founded Early Stage Venture Investors with Investments in United States	15,099
San Francisco Information Technology Female Founded Companies	68,287
Family Investment Office Funded Companies (Top 10K)	6,728
West Coast Generative AI Companies	26,229
California Companies With More Than 100 Employees (Top 10K)	1,205
Top 1 Percent Of American Startups, By Funds Raised	1,856
Agentic AI Companies	186
SaaS Companies With More Than $50M in Revenue	39,436
D1 Capital Partners Portfolio Companies	50,025

Events

Number of Events

Sam Altman

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Microsoft Build 2024

May 21, 2024

Microsoft Build 2024 SpeakerMay 21, 2024
MIT AI Conference 2023: Foundations for a Better World. Speaker Mountain View, California, United States, North AmericaOct 21, 2023
TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaOct 2, 2019
Startup School Beijing Speaker Beijing Shi, Beijing, China, AsiaMay 19, 2018
WSJ D.Live Laguna 2017 Speaker Laguna Beach, California, United States, North AmericaOct 16, 2017
TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaSep 18, 2017
AI With The Best - 3rd Edition Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaApr 29, 2017
SaaStr Annual 2017 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaFeb 7, 2017
Techcrunch Disrupt SF 2015 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaSep 19, 2015
Y Combinator Winter 2015 Demo Day Speaker Mountain View, California, United States, North AmericaMar 23, 2015

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles

1,565

News•

Jun 16, 2026