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Sam Altman — 2015 Investments

5 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Ginkgo Bioworksginkgo.bioin𝕏NYSE: DNAJul 2015

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBartholomew Canton(Executive Officer)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAzure Capital PartnersB3 HoldingBlue Owl CapitalCannage Capital+62 more

Helion Energyhelionenergy.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2015

Helion develops fusion energy systems designed to generate clean electricity for commercial use.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSeattle, US

David Kirtley(CEO)inChris Pihl(CTO)inJohn Slough(Chief Scientist)inGeorge Votroubek(Founder)inAnthony Pancotti(Co-founder)in

BoardSam Altman(Director)in

Co-investorsAntiBoxGroupCongruent VenturesSoftBank GroupSoftBank Vision FundY Combinator+9 more

Le Toteletote.comAug 2015Defunct

Le Tote offers a subscription service that allows women to rent clothing and accessories on demand, using algorithms and customer data to personalize recommendations.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Rakesh Tondon(President, Le Tote)inBrett Northart(President)inHina Rehmani(Head Buyer)Colin Barceloux(Advisor)in

BoardMike Kwatinetz(Director)inDavid Atchison(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalEPIC VENTURESFundersClubGotham Gal VenturesLerer HippeauY Combinator+12 more

OpenAIopenai.comin𝕏Dec 2015

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sam Altman(Founder)inElon Musk(Founder)inGreg Brockman(Founder)inIlya Sutskever(Founder)inWojciech Zaremba(Founder)inJohn Schulman(Founder)

Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalA-Rod CorpA.Capital VenturesA'Z AngelsAdvent InternationalAliya Capital Partners+99 more

Verblingverbling.comin𝕏Jan 2015Acquired

Verbling is a marketplace connecting language learners with over 2,000 verified tutors offering lessons in more than 70 languages.

EdTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Mikael Bernstein(Chief of Product)inJacob Lars Jolis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jake Jolis(CEO)inHenry Liu(Software Engineer)inFred WulffBrandon Paton(Localization Product Lead)in

Co-investorsFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLCInspovation VenturesOne Planet GroupY CombinatorACE & Company+12 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.