Explore OpenAI's Startup Fund portfolio, including investments in AI robotics, healthcare, and coding.
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OpenAI Startup Fund: Portfolio Companies, Investment Strategy & Analysis
Since its founding in 2021, OpenAI Startup Fund has raised $175 million for its main fund and secured an additional $114 million through five separate special purpose vehicles, which are investment pools for specific opportunities. Image Credits:Nathan Laine/Bloomberg / Getty Images Unlike many sizable tech companies, OpenAI says it doesn’t use the company’s money to invest in startups. The ChatGPT maker says its OpenAI Startup Fund is raised from outside investors. This includes participation from significant OpenAI backer Microsoft, as well as “other OpenAI partners,” according to the fund’s website. The OpenAI Startup Fund, which is managed by a dedicated team, has so far invested in over a dozen startups, according to data providers PitchBook and Crunchbase and TechCrunch’s research. The following companies have announced investments from the OpenAI Startup Fund, organized alphabetically. 1X: This Norwegian humanoid robot startup raised $23.5 mi…