Sam Altman

(Reuters) - Rain Neuromorphics Inc., a startup designing chips that mimic the way the brain works and aims to serve companies using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, said on Wednesday it raised $25 million. Gordon Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Rain, said that while most AI chips on the market today...

Sam Altman, the former president of start-up accelerator Y-Combinator and the co-founder of the OpenAI research lab, has ridiculed the start-up fundraising process. The tech entrepreneur joked that OpenAI has raised a $250 million series A funding round on the back of six other rounds. The CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI,...

The fusion start-up Helion Energy announced a $500 million funding round on Friday. The round was lead by Silicon Valley investor Sam Altman, who put $375 million into Helion, his largest investment in a start-up ever. Helion Energy plans to use the $500 million to complete the construction of Polaris,...

(Reuters) - Veteran investor and Silicon Valley executive Sam Altman led a $500 million funding round in clean energy firm Helion, a company that he also serves as an executive chairman. The funding round, announced on Friday, also drew investment from existing investor Dustin Moskovitz, currently the chief executive at...

Tech millionaire Sam Altman’s Worldcoin start-up has emerged from stealth mode, offering free cryptocurrency to individuals who verify their accounts by taking an iris scan via a dedicated biometric device. At the time of writing, and days after its official launch, Worldcoin’s valuation has already reached $1 billion, after substantial...

Tech investor Sam Altman, the founder of Worldcoin, is offering free cryptocurrency for people willing to have their eyes scanned with an orb-shaped device. According to Worldcoin, 130,000 people have already participated and the amount each person will receive will vary from $10 to $200, depending on how many people get involved in the early stages. Worldcoin’s goal is to have 1 billion users by 2023.

Tech millionaire Sam Altman's new start-up Worldcoin uses orb-shaped devices to scan people's eyes in exchange for free cryptocurrency. The company has so far amassed over 100,000 users globally already, and aims to hit the 1 billion user milestone by 2023. Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania hinted Worldcoin could be used...