Sam Altman Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 167

  • Portfolio
  • 91

  • Exits
  • 47

Exits

Sam Altman General Information

Description

Mr. Sam Altman is the Founder of Apollo Projects. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at OpenAI. He serves as an Advisor at Fathom Radiant. He served as a Board Member at Reddit. He serves as Chairman at Helion Energy. He also served as a Board Member at Expedia, Journey Colab, and Spring. He served as Managing Director at Lambert Media Group. He shares responsibility for all the firm's investment activities. He has over 15 years of investment, operational, and transaction experience. He has completed numerous transactions in various industries representing over $5 billion in aggregate enterprise value. His investment experience spans mid and large-cap leveraged buyouts, distressed debt, operational turnarounds, corporate carve-outs, growth recaps, and venture capital. He also serves as an Advisor at Stellar Development Foundation. Previously, he also served as President at Y Combinator. He is also a Board Member of Boom. He served as an Advisor at Atmos. He co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at Loopt, which was funded by Y Combinator in 2005 and acquired by Green Dot in 2012. At Green Dot, he served as Chief Technology Officer and is now on the Board of Directors. He also founded Hydrazine Capital. He holds an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from Stanford University and a Degree in Economics and Spanish from Amherst College.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • United States

Sam Altman Investments (167)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Helion 28-Jan-2025 Later Stage VC Alternative Energy Equipment Generating Revenue
Boom Supersonic 15-Dec-2024 Aerospace and Defense Generating Revenue
Exowatt 01-Dec-2024 Energy Production Startup
Roboflow 19-Nov-2024 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Beacon AI 12-Aug-2024 Air Generating Revenue
ValueBase 17-Jun-2024 Real Estate Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Rain AI 26-May-2024 Other Healthcare Technology Systems Product In Beta Test
Apex (Network Management Software) 02-May-2024 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Campus 24-Apr-2024 Early Stage VC Educational and Training Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Meter 20-Mar-2024 Later Stage VC Wireless Communications Equipment Generating Revenue

Sam Altman Exits (47)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Theorem (Financial Software) 29-Oct-2024 Merger/Acquisition
Science Exchange 18-Sep-2024
Lugg 17-May-2024
Oklo 09-May-2024
Mint.fun 07-May-2024
Reddit 21-Mar-2024
Nox (Software Development Applications) 10-Feb-2024
ZeroDown 01-Jan-2024
Heap 07-Dec-2023 Merger/Acquisition
Balance (Financial Services) 05-Dec-2023 Merger/Acquisition

Sam Altman Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

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Sam Altman Co-Investors (667)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Sam Altman FAQs

  • Who is Sam Altman?

    Sam Altman is an angel Investor who has made 167 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Sam Altman?

    Sam Altman is an angel investor.

  • What does Sam Altman do?

    As an angel investor, Sam Altman invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Sam Altman invested in?

    Sam Altman has made numerous investments in companies like Helion, Boom Supersonic, and Exowatt within the Alternative Energy Equipment, Aerospace and Defense, and Energy Production industries.

  • What has Sam Altman invested in recently?

    Sam Altman's latest investment was on 28-Jan-2025 in Helion, a company within the Alternative Energy Equipment industry.

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