Tech Company Financing Transactions

OpenAI Funding Round

OpenAI, based in San Francisco, raised $1 billion from Microsoft.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/23/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,000,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Microsoft (Satya Nadella)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
3180 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. We're a team of a hundred people based in San Francisco, California. The OpenAI Charter describes the principles that guide us as we execute on our mission.
Profile
OpenAI LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
OpenAI Company Twitter Account
Company News
OpenAI News
Facebook
OpenAI on Facebook
YouTube
OpenAI on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Altman
  Sam Altman LinkedIn Profile  Sam Altman Twitter Account  Sam Altman News  Sam Altman on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
Ilya Sutskever
  Ilya Sutskever LinkedIn Profile  Ilya Sutskever Twitter Account  Ilya Sutskever News  Ilya Sutskever on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Gregory Brockman
  Gregory Brockman LinkedIn Profile  Gregory Brockman Twitter Account  Gregory Brockman News  Gregory Brockman on Facebook


 

 

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