Sam Altman Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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167
- Portfolio
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91
- Exits
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47

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
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Pittsburgh, PA
- United States
Sam Altman Investments (167)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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
Sam Altman Co-Investors (667)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Lachy Groom | 14 |
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Sam Altman FAQs
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Who is Sam Altman?
Sam Altman is an angel Investor who has made 167 investments.
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What kind of investor is Sam Altman?
Sam Altman is an angel investor.
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What does Sam Altman do?
As an angel investor, Sam Altman invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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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.
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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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