OpenAI founder Sam Altman is one of the figures in the tech industry right now. From his tenure as a young founder to his stint at running one of the tech industry’s most well-known startup incubators, Y Combinator, Altman has been around the block, and has the resume, and assets, to show for it.
But, given that Sam Altman appears to be the de-facto face ofOpenAI, creators ofChatGPT,Dall-E, andSora, many people have the same question on their lips: Just how much is he worth, given the AI disruption the tech industry is currently going through?
What is Sam Altman’s net worth?
Sam Altman’s net worth is $2 billion, according to theBloomberg Billionaires Index.This does not include any stake in OpenAI, which has been valued at $86 billion. Altman has stated that he does not own any equity in OpenAI itself, and instead, he instead invests in other companies. Altman owns 8.7% ofReddit, alongside investments in Hydrazine Capital, and Apollo Projects, among several more.
This investment follows Altman’s history with startup incubator Y Combinator, which gave Altman insight into prime investments in the tech industry.
Musk has sincesued OpenAIfor shifting to a for-profit model, but emails shared by OpenAI itself show that Musk had knowledge of the change before it happened, and wanted“full control”of the company.
Altman owns 75% of OpenAI’sstartup fund, which has raised $175 million to offer to smaller and younger AI companies. However, Altman himself has not personally invested his own money, and will not profit directly from the startup fund itself.
Most recently, Altman wasoustedas CEO, andjoinedMicrosoft. but has sincereturnedto his position on the board.
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