OpenAI Startup Fund — Seed VC Firm
OpenAI Startup Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California investing in AI / ML.
- Partners
- 8 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- AI / ML
- HQ
- San Francisco, California
- Check size
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- AUM
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Last verified: 2026-10-08
Seed
8 partners
Investment Thesis
OpenAI’s startup fund backs ambitious AI-native companies building products with AI at the core. Best suited for technically strong founders in AI applications and infrastructure.
How OpenAI Startup Fund invests
OpenAI Startup Fund is a vc firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML.
Partners & Team
George Osborne
Managing Director
Jayna Devani
Head of Education
Greg Brockman
CTO
Jacob Blau
Director of Strategic Finance
Mark Murray
Editorial Director
Giancarlo Lionetti
Chief Commercial Officer
Sarah Friar
CFO
Aaron McLear
VP of Communications
Industry Focus
Invests In
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as George Osborne, Managing Director.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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