OpenAI named #2 in Giga Stage

A leader in AI research and deployment, OpenAI is at the forefront of generative AI innovation with products like ChatGPT and DALL·E.

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. The company is committed to developing safe, powerful AI technologies while prioritizing alignment with human values and fostering broad societal benefits. OpenAI seeks to ensure that AGI is deployed responsibly and equitably, with safety and ethics guiding its development.

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https://openai.com/
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Total Raised: $23.92B
Valuation: $157.0B
Founded: 2015
Employees: 2,000+

News & Announcements

February 27, 2025

SiliconANGLE: OpenAI expands LLM lineup with new general-purpose GPT-4.5 model.

February 27, 2025

Business Insider: Sam Altman says OpenAI's new ChatGPT-4.5 is a more emotionally intelligent model but warns that it's 'expensive' to train and run.

February 20, 2025

VentureBeat: OpenAI’s ChatGPT explodes to 400M weekly users, with GPT-5 on the way.

February 2, 2025

NYT: OpenAI unveils A.I. tool that can do research online.

January 28, 2025

The Economic Times: OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Gov for US government agencies.

Financing

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Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Microsoft, Pre IPO Club, Coatue Management, Coinbase, Day One Ventures, Wisdom Ventures, Advaita Capital, SiO Capital, MarketX, Quiet Capital, Firestreak Ventures, Rabben Hood Ventures, G Squared, HOF Capital, TKG Ventures, MicroVentures, Private Ventures Group, Soul Ventures, E1 Ventures, Wikus Ventures, Social Discovery Group, K2 Global, Flat Capital, Sound Ventures, Founders Fund, GG 1978, Setcoin Group, SV Angel, Thrive Capital, A.Capital Ventures, Ace Management Partners, Altimeter Capital Management, APEX Ventures, ARK Venture Fund, Bedrock, Boman Group, Bossa Invest, CoreNest, Datapower Ventures, Fidelity Investments, Fundrise, Global Tech Ventures, Glynn Capital, Hybridge Capital Management, LFG Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, Litquidity Capital, Meliora Group, Menden Ventures, MGX, Nvidia, SuRo Capital

CEO, Co-Founders, Board Members

Sam Altman, Co-Founder and CEO — Greg Brockman, Co-Founder, President & Chairman — Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder and Head of Robotics — Ilya Sutskever, Co-Founder — John Schulman, Co-Founder — Adam D'Angelo, Founder & CEO, Quora — Adebayo Ogunlesi, Chairman and CEO, Global Infrastructure Partners — Bret Taylor, Co-Founder, Sierra — Fidji Simo, CEO and Chair, Instacart — Larry Summers, President Emeritus, Harvard University — Nicole Seligman, former EVP and General Counsel, Sony Corporation — Paul Nakasone, former Director, National Security Agency — Sue Desmond-Hellmann, former CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — Zico Kolter, Professor and Department Head, Carnegie Mellon University

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