Founder & Managing Partner · OpenAI Lead InvestorFounder & Managing Partner · OpenAI Lead Investor
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Founder and managing partner of Thrive Capital (founded 2010). Thrive made its first OpenAI bet at a $29B valuation,then led OpenAI's October 2024 $6.6B round (~$1.3B check) at a $157B valuation alongside Khosla,Nvidia and Microsoft. Closed Thrive X — its largest fund ever at over $10B (Feb 2026; $1B early-stage + $9B growth),heavily oversubscribed — with mandate spanning AI,space,robotics and life sciences. Reinvested ~$1B in OpenAI at a $285B valuation (Dec 2025) and remains a returning backer of Physical Intelligence (2024 Series A co-lead with Lux and Bond). Other portfolio: Stripe,SpaceX,Scale AI,Wiz.
Founder and managing partner of Thrive Capital (founded 2010). Thrive made its first OpenAI bet at a $29B valuation,then led OpenAI's October 2024 $6.6B round (~$1.3B check) at a $157B valuation alongside Khosla,Nvidia and Microsoft. Closed Thrive X — its largest fund ever at over $10B (Feb 2026; $1B early-stage + $9B growth),heavily oversubscribed — with mandate spanning AI,space,robotics and life sciences. Reinvested ~$1B in OpenAI at a $285B valuation (Dec 2025) and remains a returning backer of Physical Intelligence (2024 Series A co-lead with Lux and Bond). Other portfolio: Stripe,SpaceX,Scale AI,Wiz.