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Barret Zoph

Founder

Co-founder at Thinking Machines Lab

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedThinking Machines Lab

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Barret: together at Thinking 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

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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

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Mira MuratiCo-founder
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Lilian WengCo-founder
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Andrew TullochCo-founder
LM
Luke MetzCo-founder
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Phuong Nga NguyenFounder

Experience

  1. OpenAIVP, GM B2Bcurrent2026 — present
  2. Barret ZophAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
  3. Thinking Machines LabCTO, Co-Founder2024 — 2026
  4. OpenAIVP Research, Post-Training2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GoogleResearch Scientist2016 — 2022
  6. 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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