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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OpenAI
OpenAI develops artificial intelligence models and products including ChatGPT, Codex and an API platform for developers. Its research and deployment activities serve consumers, businesses and institutions. The nonprofit OpenAI Foundation controls OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation; the company has not completed a public stock-market listing.
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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.
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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
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Disclosed amount$110BPre-money valuation$730BNamed participants: SoftBank · NVIDIA · Amazon
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04 / IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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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.
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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
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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.
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Sources & further reading
- OpenAI company overview
- OpenAI governance and structure
- Confidential S-1 announcement, June 8, 2026
- SEC directory checked; no OpenAI ticker listed
Profile checked September 18, 2026. Editorial notes are Perimeter’s interpretation.