OpenAI Startup Fund
Profile, fund size and leaders
OpenAI Startup Fund is the corporate venture arm of OpenAI, a technology company. It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It invests from pre-seed to seed. Sectors it names: artificial intelligence, healthcare and digital health, education, climate and energy.
- Fund sizeS1
- USD 175M
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Pre-seed to Seed |
| Sectors | Artificial intelligence, Healthcare and digital health, Education, Climate and energy |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | San Francisco, United States |
Sources: S1 OpenAI Startup Fund about.
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS4
- Ian HathawayManager and sole partnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | OpenAI | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Technology and software | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2021 | Single source | S3 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | Single source | S5 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Headline size | USD 175M (Fund size) | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S1 |
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website openai.fund
Sources
- S1OpenAI Startup Fund aboutFirm
- S2OpenAI Startup Fund homeFirm
- S3TechCrunch: OpenAI’s $100M startup fund will make big early bets with Microsoft as partner (26 May 2021)Press
- S4TechCrunch: OpenAI Startup Fund quietly raises $15M (26 Apr 2024)Press
- S5SEC Form D: OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P. (28 Oct 2021)Filing
- S6OpenAI Startup Fund aboutFirm
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