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OpenAI

CVC / VC · San Francisco · United States

Address
1455 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, United States
Website
LinkedIn
Founded
2015
Ticket
$1-5 m

Stages

Series ASeed

Investment region

North AmericaEurope

Industries

TechnologyAISoftwareBusiness Services (B2B)

Profile

OpenAI, an AI and research organization based in San Francisco, was founded in 2015 with the aim of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. OpenAI's team consists of researchers and engineers with expertise in AI, machine learning, and deep learning, working to advance AI capabilities while prioritizing safety and ethical implications. OpenAI stands out by integrating cutting-edge AI research and deployment with an emphasis on safe and useful AI advancements. The new fund focuses on early-stage AI application-layer companies with the potential to become OpenAI's customers, distribution partners, or acquisition targets. The fund is entirely backed by OpenAI's balance sheet, diverging from its first fund, which included outside capital. The firm does not exclusively categorize itself as a venture capital firm but rather leverages its strategic advantage in AI to attract investees. OpenAI has not disclosed its total AUM or detailed fund structures. Notable investments from OpenAI's first fund include Anysphere, a company developing the Cursor application; Harvey, a legal AI company; 1X Technologies; Descript, an editing platform; Figure AI, and Physical Intelligence. These investments reflect OpenAI's focus on supporting transformative AI technologies across various industries.

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