# Bret Taylor, Co-Founder

> Bret Taylor, Co-Founder. 3 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/bret-taylor (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Angel

# Bret Taylor

Co-Founder at [OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai)

Latest rounds

- **Socket** Series B · $40M Oct 2024
- **Robocorp** Seed · $5.6M Nov 2019
- **Cue** Seed · $700k Aug 2010

Backs *AI* *Cybersecurity* *Robotics* *Developer Tools*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 3 last Oct 2024
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 3 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At OpenAI
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**OpenAI** VC firm · US **5** cheques in 12 months **10** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 3
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $46.3M
- **Active:** 2010–24

2024

- [Socket](https://millionrounds.com/company/socket) *Series B* **$40M** *US* Oct 2024 Joined · +5 investors

2019

- [Robocorp](https://millionrounds.com/company/robocorp) *Seed* **$5.6M** *US* Nov 2019 Joined · +4 investors

2010

- [Cue](https://millionrounds.com/company/cue) *Seed* **$700k** *US* Aug 2010 Joined · +8 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **2**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

AI **2** Cybersecurity **1** Robotics **1** Developer Tools **1** Open Source **1** Software **1**

Alongside

- [Andreessen Horowitz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- [Benchmark *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)
- [Christina Brodbeck *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christina-brodbeck)
- [Elad Gil *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)
- [Founder Collective *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)
- [Jeff Lawson *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-lawson)
- [Jerry Yang *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jerry-yang)
- [Joshua Kushner *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-kushner)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Cue](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cue-10)
- [Robocorp](https://millionrounds.com/company/robocorp)
- [The Browser Company](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-browser-company)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **SALESFORCE.COM, INC.** Executive Officer since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SALESFORCE COM INC** Executive Officer since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Quip, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2015

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at OpenAI

- [**Ibrahim Okuyucu** Engineering *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ibrahim-okuyucu)
- [**Sarah Friar** Chief Financial Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-friar)
- [**Arvind Neelakantan** Research Scientist *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/arvind-neelakantan)
- [**Ashley Kramer** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashley-kramer)
- [**Ben Craig** Chief of Staff (VP) *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-craig)
- [**Blake Samic** Head of Product Operations at OpenAI *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/blake-samic)
- [**Brad Lightcap** COO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-lightcap)
- [**Chris Lehane** Chief Global Affairs Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-lehane)

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