Barret Zoph
FounderCo-founder at Thinking Machines Lab
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedThinking Machines Lab
About
Barret Zoph is VP and General Manager of B2B at OpenAI, where he leads the post-training research team.
Co-founder at Thinking Machines Lab
Intro paths
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Thinking Machines Lab's investors · 11
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBasis Set VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $3M checksBison VenturesSeattleFactorial FundsSan FranciscoGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksJuniper Ventures Management, LlcSan FranciscoOwl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksPage One VenturesSilicon ValleySquare Peg CapitalMelbourneVery Serious VenturesLynnwood
Co-founders at Thinking Machines Lab
MM
Mira MuratiCo-founder
LW
Lilian WengCo-founder
AT
Andrew TullochCo-founder
LM
Luke MetzCo-founder
PN
Phuong Nga NguyenFounder
Experience
- OpenAIVP, GM B2Bcurrent2026 — present
- Barret ZophAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Thinking Machines LabCTO, Co-Founder2024 — 2026
- OpenAIVP Research, Post-Training2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleResearch Scientist2016 — 2022
- Information Sciences InstituteComputer Scientist2016
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barret Zoph?
- Barret Zoph is VP and General Manager of B2B at OpenAI, where he leads the post-training research team.
- Where does Barret Zoph work?
- Barret Zoph is Co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab.
- What companies did Barret Zoph found?
- Barret Zoph founded Thinking Machines Lab.
- Where did Barret Zoph go to school?
- Barret Zoph studied at University of Southern California (B.S., Computer Science).
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