Co-founder
Sam Altman
Co-founded OpenAI and previously led Y Combinator. His interviews connect AI research, product distribution, infrastructure spending and the organizational choices involved in scaling an AI company.
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AI / COMPANY INTELLIGENCE
OpenAI
Develops AI models and products including ChatGPT, Codex, and an API platform used by individuals, developers, and organizations.
01 / THE BUSINESS
How OpenAI creates value.
Subscriptions and usage-based access connect consumer, developer and enterprise customers to AI models and tools. The central economic question is how paid demand develops relative to compute, research and distribution costs.
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Research checkedSep 18, 2026
Listing & ownership updateOpenAI announced a confidential draft S-1 submission on June 8, 2026. A confidential submission is not a completed IPO, an approved offering or an established trading date.Original announcement
02 / PEOPLE BEHIND THE COMPANY
Meet the builders.
Co-founder
Greg Brockman
Greg Brockman is a co-founder of OpenAI. The company’s founding and leadership material provides context for its work in foundation models.
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03 / CAPITAL & OWNERSHIP
Follow the financing.
Selected disclosed events, newest first. Announcement values describe that transaction and date; they are not current share prices. Debt, equity and secondary transactions are identified separately.
- Equity
New investment announcement
Disclosed amount$110BPre-money valuation$730BNamed participants: SoftBank · NVIDIA · Amazon
Announced investment commitments; the company said additional investors could join as the round progressed.
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04 / IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Watch. Listen. Form your view.
Stripe Sessions · 2026-05-19
Sam Altman in conversation with Patrick Collison
A founder conversation about AI and the businesses being built around it.
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05 / EDITORIAL ANALYSIS
The opportunity. The open questions.
Our interpretation of the business model and cited sources, not a valuation or a recommendation.
The case to investigate
- Model capability, enterprise adoption, compute economics, and platform distribution.
- A stronger product position becomes economically meaningful when customers renew, expand and pay enough to cover delivery costs.
Pressure-test the thesis
- Capital intensity.
- Competition and commoditization.
- Governance and regulatory uncertainty.
What to watch next
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Enterprise and developer adoption — what changed in the latest original disclosure?
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Compute capacity and unit economics — what changed in the latest original disclosure?
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Product and model release cadence — what changed in the latest original disclosure?
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06 / RESEARCH TRAIL
Go straight to the source.
Research checked Sep 18, 2026. Selected public disclosures, not a complete capitalization table or securities-filing search. Missing information is left unconfirmed. No investment availability or IPO date is implied.