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Openai Startup Fund Management, LLCFirm match from fund name (lower confidence)

OpenAI Startup Fund II, L.P.

Open, writing first checks

Open: first sale Aug 2026, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Vintage
2026
Fund size
$400M (Form D)
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

$4M to $6.67M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Ian Hathaway, Managing Member 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/2133720/000213372026000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026