# OpenAI: portfolio, investments and team

> OpenAI is a vc firm based in United States. 10 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# OpenAI

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 10 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $400M, Aug 2026 VC firm

Seed Series B Series A Artificial Intelligence Electronics Hardware

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**80%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$37M** Rounds led **2 of 10** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## OpenAI highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 78% of its rounds
- 03 Led 2 rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Electronics Hardware
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Pennant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pennant)** Seed · US · Fintech Global **$5.0M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Acceler8](https://millionrounds.com/company/acceler8)** Seed · US · Monte Carlo Capital **$6.0M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Red Queen Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-queen-bio)** Seed · US · Crunchbase News **$15M** *Led*
- **2025** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Chai Discovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/chai-discovery)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$130M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Valthos](https://millionrounds.com/company/valthos)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$30M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Amperos Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperos-health)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$4.2M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Adaptive Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptive-security)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$43M** *Led*
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Speak](https://millionrounds.com/company/speak)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$78M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Physical Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/physical-intelligence)** US · Crunchbase News **$400M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Figure AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/figure-ai)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$675M** With 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

BW **Bobby Wu** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

CC **Christopher Charles DeLap** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

IH **Ian Hathaway** Manager of the Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SA **Sam Altman** Manager of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **23** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**$400M**

raised in Aug 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series B Series A

Median round joined **$37M** the round, not its cheque

Led 2 of 10 rounds **20%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *5*
- Series B *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 2
- [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos) 2
- [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) 2
- [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) 2
- [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) 2
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as OpenAI. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Jeff Bezos** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)[**NVIDIA** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia)[**Neo** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies OpenAI put money into.

[**Acceler8** $6.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/acceler8)[**Red Queen Bio** $15M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-queen-bio)[**Chai Discovery** $130M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/chai-discovery)[**Valthos** $30M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/valthos)[**Adaptive Security** $43M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptive-security)[**Speak** $78M · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/speak)

## Quick answers about OpenAI

### What does OpenAI invest in?

OpenAI invests most often at Seed and Series B (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Electronics and Hardware.

### How active is OpenAI?

10 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has OpenAI invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pennant (Seed, Oct 2026), Acceler8 (Seed, Jun 2026) and Red Queen Bio (Seed, Mar 2026).

### How big are OpenAI's cheques?

The median round it joins is $37M.

### Does OpenAI lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 10 investments on record (20%).

### Where does OpenAI invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is OpenAI investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does OpenAI invest alongside?

Most often Founders Fund (2 rounds together), Jeff Bezos (2 rounds together) and Lux Capital (2 rounds together).

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