OpenAI

Investments

• CValthos

  NYC company founded in 2024 by Kathleen McMahon and Tess van Stekelenburg, developing next-generation biodefense technology.

In the news

• OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protectionsTechCrunch AI · Aug 19, 2026
• Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startupTechCrunch AI · Aug 19, 2026
• Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study toolsTechCrunch AI · Aug 19, 2026
• Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber programTechCrunch AI · Aug 19, 2026
• OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breachTechCrunch AI · Aug 18, 2026
• OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using itTechCrunch AI · Aug 18, 2026
• Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI projectTechCrunch AI · Aug 17, 2026
• OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speedTechCrunch AI · Aug 13, 2026

Alumni 1 went on to found or lead

• Aravind SrinivasResearch Scientist→Cofounder, President, CEO at Perplexity

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