Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur, investor, and programmer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that has funded successful companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit. He is also the co-founder of OpenAI, a non-profit research company that promotes friendly artificial intelligence.
Early Life and Education
Altman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1985. He is the son of a doctor and a nurse. Altman attended Francis Parker School, a private school in St. Louis. He was a talented computer programmer from a young age, and he taught himself how to code by reading books and online tutorials.
Career
In 2003, Altman moved to Silicon Valley to attend Stanford University. He dropped out of Stanford after two years to co-found Loopt, a location-based social networking service. Loopt was acquired by Yahoo! in 2005 for $43.4 million.
After Loopt, Altman co-founded Y Combinator in 2005. Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that provides funding, mentorship, and resources to early-stage startups. The accelerator has been incredibly successful, and it has funded some of the most successful tech companies in the world.
In 2015, Altman co-founded OpenAI, a non-profit research company that promotes friendly artificial intelligence. OpenAI is dedicated to ensuring that artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Net Worth
Altman is estimated to have a net worth of over $2 billion. He made his fortune from his investments in Y Combinator companies and from his own venture capital firm, Alt
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