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Chris Olah

Unicorn founder

Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead at Anthropic

Toronto, ON, Canada

FoundedAnthropic$965B

Thiel Fellow 2012

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About

Chris Olah of Toronto, ON, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2012, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree.

Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead at Anthropic

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Anthropic's investors · 106

3Comma CapitalLisbon7BC Venture CapitalSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAlkeon InnovationNew YorkAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksAlpha FundsOdessaAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiAlphabetMountain ViewAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2025Altra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksArtisanal VenturesTiburonAser VenturesLondonAurum Venture PartnersPleasantonAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2025Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checksBlackstonesince 2025Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksBuilders + BackersCapital GroupLos Angeles · since 2026Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2025Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Cold Start VenturesNew YorkCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityDnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksDragon CapitalFremontDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026Emerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEverybody Ventures$100K checksFactorial FundsSan FranciscoFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Firestreak VenturesFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026FriedomMiami BeachFTX Fundsince 2022Galdana VenturesBarcelonaGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2025General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Gestio CapitalLondonGICSingapore · since 2025Goose Valley VenturesStockholm · $870K checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksICONIQSan Francisco · since 2025ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Integra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksInvesdorBerlinIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKaleida CapitalSan DiegoKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLakeside CapitalTampa · $100K – $250K checks · since 2024LaunchBay CapitalLondonLevel2 VenturesAmsterdam · $200K – $5.4M checksLG Technology VenturesSilicon ValleyLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025LIONHEART VENTURESSan FranciscoM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksManhattan WestLos AngelesMarketX VenturesMastrySan FranciscoMech VenturesLas VegasMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksMentha PartnersMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMGXAbu Dhabi · since 2025Moonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksMorrison Seger Venture Capital PartnersDallasMyAsiaVCSeattleNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksNTT Venture CapitalMenlo ParkNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Ossian CapitalMiamiPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksQatar Investment AuthorityDoha · since 2025Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRapid ScaleLas VegasRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Samsung Catalyst FundSan JoseSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026Sk Telecom Venture Capital, LlcSanta ClaraSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023SquareOne CapitalMiamiSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025Teachers' Venture GrowthToronto · $50M – $250M checksTouring CapitalSan FranciscoTowerBrookLondonTPGSan Francisco · since 2025Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityVaranium Capital AdvisorsMumbaiVentioneers CapitalOakvilleWAGMI VenturesWealthUnion$10K checks

Co-founders at Anthropic

DADario Amodei
Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO
DADaniela Amodei
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President
TBTom Brown
Tom BrownCo-founder
JCJack Clark
Jack ClarkCo-founder & Head of Policy
JKJared Kaplan
Jared KaplanCo-founder & Chief Science Officer
SMSam McCandlish
Sam McCandlishCo-founder & Chief Architect
BMBenjamin Mann
Benjamin MannFounder

Experience

  1. AnthropicCofounder, Interpretability Research Leadcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. OpenAIMember Of Technical Staff2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Google BrainResearch Scientist2016 — 2018
  4. Google BrainResearch Associate2015 — 2016
  5. Google BrainIntern2015
  6. Google BrainIntern2014
  7. Hacklab.toMember2009 — 2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. Thiel FoundationThiel 20 Under 20 Fellow (2012)2012 — 2014
  9. XeleranceDeveloper2011Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  10. Environment CanadaDeveloper, Adaptations and Imapcts Research Division2010Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  11. University of TorontoDeveloper, Department of Forestry2009Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Skills & more

Python8Linux7Bash4Haskell2LaTeX23D Printing1MathematicsNeural NetworksMachine LearningData Visualization

Languages English · French · Latin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Olah?
Chris Olah of Toronto, ON, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2012, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree.
Where does Chris Olah work?
Chris Olah is Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead of Anthropic.
What companies did Chris Olah found?
Chris Olah founded Anthropic.
Where did Chris Olah go to school?
Chris Olah studied at University of Real Life Experience.

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