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Sam Altman

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Entrepreneur and investor, known for fou
Sam Altman is a successful entrepreneur and investor known for his work in the technology industry. Born in 1985, he co-founded Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile app, at the age of 19. After Loopt was acquired, Altman became the president of Y Combinator, a prestigious startup accelerator. Under his leadership, Y Combinator has funded and mentored numerous successful startups, including Dropbox and Airbnb. Altman later went on to become the CEO of OpenAI, a research lab focused on artificial intelligence. He is also a partner at the venture capital firm, Y Combinator Continuity. Altman is widely recognized for his expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and investment. Background Image: Copyright: World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell (License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)
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Life Classification : Entrepreneur , Investor , OpenAI
Life Id : PL5511160002426
Verified Name : samaltman
Life Type : Person Life
Birth : 1985-Apr-22
Age : 40 years
Life Editor(s) : History Editorial Network (HEN)
Life Privacy : Public
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Created On: 2024-09-17 | Updated On: 2025-11-14
Proposes 'universal basic compute,' a new form of UBI based on AI computing power
New billionaire on Bloomberg Billionaires Index with $2 billion net worth
Sam Altman Joins Giving Pledge
Oklo Inc. merges with AltC Acquisition Corp to go public
Experiment Cup Awarded by Xfund at Harvard University
Marries partner Oliver Mulherin
Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO
Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI names its third CEO in 3 days
OpenAI’s nonprofit board abruptly announced that co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was out
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attended the AI Revolution Forum in Taipei
Named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and CEO of the Year
Investing in Startups Amid Silicon Valley Bank Crisis
Sam Altman leaves Reddit's board
Co-founded a nuclear energy company, Helion Energy
Sibling Accusation on Twitter
Advocating AI-Driven Universal Basic Income
AltC Acquisition Corp: Co-Founding a SPAC
Severs ties with Y Combinator
OpenAI announced GPT-3, one of the most powerful language models
OpenAI Co-Founder & CEO Sam Altman speaks during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019
Indonesia Issues First 'Golden Visa'
Tools For Humanity co-founds Worldcoin, a crypto project aiming to benefit humanity.
Became CEO of OpenAI
Sam Altman, then President of Y Combinator, spoke onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF
Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree from University of Waterloo
Preparing for the Apocalypse: Publicly disclosing survival supply ownership for doomsday.
Co-chaired OpenAI, focusing on artificial intelligence research and safety
Launched Y Combinator Continuity, a growth-stage equity fund
Named one of the top investors under 30 by Forbes
Interim CEO of Reddit for Eight Days
Became president of Y Combinator, succeeding Paul Graham
Breakup after nine years: Loopt co-founder and partner split
Loopt acquired by Green Dot Corporation for $43.4 million
New Partner at Y Combinator
Sam Altman was involved in his early entrepreneurial ventures
Co-founded Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile application
Stanford University Dropout: Without Earning Bachelor's Degree
Attended Stanford University, studying computer science
Learned to program and became interested in technology
Born in Chicago, Illinois
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