OpenAI
AI / Machine Learning · San Francisco, United States · #3 globally
2.19%
Spawner rate
27
Funded founders
1,232
Alumni tracked
$177.3B
Capital raised by spawns
Founder DNA
Sectors spawned founders go on to build in
Over-indexed on AI / Machine Learning. Founders spawned from OpenAI pick it 3× more often than the global founder population.
AI / Machine Learning
3.0×
Manufacturing / Industrial
2.8×
EdTech
2.8×
Media / Entertainment
1.7×
Cybersecurity
1.3×
Consumer Internet
0.9×
Enterprise Software
0.2×
← under · 1× market average · over →
The OpenAI network
Where the founders came from, when spawns were founded, and how much they have raised since
Spawned companies
| Company | Founders from OpenAI | Role at OpenAI | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AnthropicAI / Machine Learning | Daniela Amodei(2020)Dario Amodei(2020)Jack Clark(2020)Sam McCandlish(2020)Tom Brown(2020) | VP of Safety and PolicyVice President of ResearchPolicy DirectorMember of Technical StaffResearch Engineering Lead, GPT-3 | 2021 | $163.7B |
SSI Inc.AI / Machine Learning | Daniel Levy(2024) | Member Of Technical Staff | 2024 | $9.0B |
Thinking Machines LabAI / Machine Learning | Lilian Weng(2024)Phuong Nga Nguyen(2024) | VP of Research, SafetySenior AI Data Engineer | 2025 | $3.0B |
Periodic LabsOther | Liam Fedus(2025)William (Liam) Fedus(2025) | VP of Research, Post-TrainingVP of Research, Post-Training | 2025 | $500M |
humans&Consumer Internet | Yuchen HE(2024) | Member of Technical Staff | 2025 | $480M |
Applied ComputeAI / Machine Learning | Linden Li(2025)Rhythm Garg(2025)Yash Patil(2025) | Member of Technical StaffMember of Technical StaffMember of Technical Staff | 2025 | $163M |
Core AutomationOther | Francis Z(2026)Joanne Jang(2026)Julia Villagra(2026) | Member of Technical StaffGeneral Manager, LabsAdvisor | 2026 | $100M |
DustAI / Machine Learning | Stanislas Polu(2022) | Research Engineer | 2022 | $62M |
Comand AIAI / Machine Learning | Marie I(2024) | Founding Member, Growth | 2023 | $49M |
DaedalusManufacturing / Industrial | Jonas Schneider(2019) | Tech Lead | 2020 | $45M |
RunSybilCybersecurity | Ariel Herbert-Voss(2022) | Research Scientist | 2023 | $40M |
Math, Inc.Enterprise Software | Jesse Han(2022) | Member Of Technical Staff | 2025 | $15M |
Worktrace AIAI / Machine Learning | Angela Jiang(2024) | Public Policy | 2025 | $10M |
ClanedEdTech | Antti Pasila(2026) | Forum Member | 2013 | $7M |
SynthefyAI / Machine Learning | Shawn Jain(2023) | Member of Technical Staff | 2023 | $6M |
Morph LabsAI / Machine Learning | Jesse Han(2022) | Member Of Technical Staff | 2025 | $6M |
Refact.aiOther | Oleg Klimov(2021) | Member Of Technical Staff | 2021 | $2M |