Source: YC owns ~0.6% of OpenAI, which was seeded by a YC offshoot called YC Research in 2016; at OpenAI's current $852B valuation, the stake is worth $5B+ (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
Y Combinator owns approximately 0.6% of OpenAI, which was initially supported by YC Research in 2016. With OpenAI's current valuation at $852 billion, YC's stake is worth over $5 billion. The information was reported by John Gruber on Daring Fireball.
- ▪Y Combinator holds about a 0.6% stake in OpenAI.
- ▪OpenAI was seeded in 2016 by YC Research, an offshoot of Y Combinator.
- ▪At OpenAI's $852 billion valuation, YC's stake is valued at more than $5 billion.
- ▪The details were shared by John Gruber on his blog, Daring Fireball.
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