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Openai Startup Fund Management, LLC

OpenAI Startup Fund I, L.P.

Late investment period

Late investment period: first sale Oct 2021, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Email hello@openai.fund
Vintage
2021
Fund size
$175.25M to $325.45M (Form D and SEC adviser filing)
Stages
Not stated
Sectors
Healthtech, Legaltech, Edtech, Energy
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

The firm invests in early-stage startups building AI companies that can have a profound, positive impact on the world, including fields like healthcare, law, education, energy and infrastructure, and the sciences, where AI tools make people more productive.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$1.75M to $5.42M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D and SEC adviser filing

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • SAM ALTMAN, Manager of the General Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideThe OpenAI Startup Fund invests in AI companies that can have a profound, positive impact on the world, with a focus on early-stage startups.

    We’re looking to partner with early-stage startups in fields where artificial intelligence can have a transformative effect
    https://openai.fund/about

06 · Sources

  1. https://openai.fund/about
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877240/000187724023000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026