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OpenAI Startup SPV V.

Geography: United States
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $44M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, EdTech and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About OpenAI Startup SPV V.

OpenAI Startup SPV V. is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Digital Education Consumer, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

EdTech

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage AI founders pushing boundaries in healthcare, law, education, energy, sciences

AI-first

early-stage

healthcare/law/edu/energy/sciences/infrastructure

productivity tools

underrepresented founders

Bullish Signals

$175M fund size committedexternal

Microsoft-backed, OpenAI-affiliatedexternal

Diverse verticals: health, law, energyexternal

Sciences added as target verticalwebsite

Infrastructure added as growth verticalexternal

Dedicated ML/eng/talent/ops teamwebsite

Intro video signals active outreachwebsite

Explicitly encouraging underrepresented founderswebsite

Emphasis on profound positive world impactwebsite

Mission: AI tools empower productivitywebsite

Contrarian Signals

OpenAI not direct LPexternal

No named GPs disclosed publiclyexternal

Founder Do's

Build transformative AI in key verticals

Push boundaries of current AI tech

Apply AI to productivity use cases

Reach out if underrepresented founder

Contact hello@openai.fund directly

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch non-AI startups

Avoid late-stage or growth plays

Don't expect OpenAI as direct investor

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$44M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

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