OpenAI Launches $100 Million Startup Fund to Drive Positive Impact through AI

25 Jun 2023

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research lab co-founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, has announced the launch of a new startup fund worth $100 million. The fund aims to support early-stage companies in fields where AI can have a transformative effect, such as healthcare, climate change, and education. The goal is to empower people by helping them be more productive through the use of AI tools.

Managed by a dedicated team with expertise in investing, machine learning, engineering, talent, and operations, the OpenAI Startup Fund will provide capital to a select group of startups that share the same vision of driving positive impact through AI. The fund's investors include Microsoft and other OpenAI partners.

Startups selected for the OpenAI Startup Fund will receive not only capital but also early access to future OpenAI systems, support from the fund's team, and Azure credits. OpenAI believes that its fund will provide a valuable resource to startups that aim to push the boundaries of today's AI.

OpenAI encourages founders from underrepresented groups to reach out to the fund. The lab's leadership believes that diversity in the field of AI is essential to ensure that AI technologies are developed for the benefit of all.

The OpenAI Startup Fund is an exciting development for the AI industry. By investing in startups that have the potential to drive positive change through AI, OpenAI is helping to ensure that the technology is used to benefit society as a whole. Founders of AI startups who are interested in partnering with the fund can get in touch at hello@openai.fund.

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