He co-founded Loopt and is presently CEO of OpenAI. He was born in 1985. When Altman obtained his first computer at the age of eight, his career in technology officially began.
He went to John Burroughs School and briefly attended Stanford University in order to earn a degree in computer science before quitting.
Loopt, a mobile application for location-based social networking, was co-founded by Altman in 2005. Loopt struggled to build a sizable user base despite receiving more than $30 million in venture funding; as a result, it was finally purchased by the Green Dot Corporation in 2012 for $43.4 million.
Sam Altman children: Does Sam Altman have kids with partner Oliver Mulherin?
There are currently no records confirming whether or not Sam has children.
When Altman joined Y Combinator (YC) in 2011, his career underwent a tremendous change. He started off as a part-time employee before becoming a partner and being named president of Y Combinator in 2014.
With prominent success stories including Airbnb, Dropbox, Zenefits, and Stripe, the total valuation of Y Combinator firms reached $65 billion under his direction. By investing in 1,000 new businesses year, Altman wanted to increase the influence of Y Combinator, paying particular attention to “hard technology” startups.
