Company Note: OpenAI, Inc.

OpenAI Corporate Information

Company Overview

  • Full Name: OpenAI, Inc.

  • Type: Private company (originally non-profit, transitioned to "capped-profit" in 2019)

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence / Data Intelligence

  • Founded: December 11, 2015

  • Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA

Mission

To ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

Key People

  • CEO: Sam Altman

  • President: Greg Brockman

  • Chief Scientist Officer: Jakub Pachocki

  • Chief Technology Officer: Mira Murati

  • Chief Operating Officer: Brad Lightcap

  • Chief Financial Officer: Sarah Friar

  • Chief Product Officer: Kevin Weil

Board of Directors

  • Bret Taylor (Chairman)

  • Sam Altman

  • Lawrence Summers

  • Adam D'Angelo

  • Sue Desmond-Hellmann

  • Nicole Seligman

  • Fidji Simo

  • Paul Nakasone

Major Investors

  • Microsoft (owns roughly 49% of OpenAI's equity)

  • Reid Hoffman

  • Peter Thiel

  • Jessica Livingston

  • Khosla Ventures

  • Infosys

  • Thrive Capital

Key Products/Services

  • GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) series

  • ChatGPT

  • DALL-E

  • Codex

  • Whisper

  • Sora

Recent Developments

  • Launched GPT-4o in May 2024

  • Announced partnership with Apple Inc. in June 2024

  • Acquired Multi (formerly Remotion) in June 2024

  • Working on "Project Strawberry" to enhance AI reasoning capabilities

Financials (as of latest available information)

  • Revenue: $28 million (2022)

  • Net Income: -$540 million (2022)

  • Valuation: Estimated $90 billion (as of June 2024)

  • Number of Employees: Approximately 1,500 (2024)

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