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The Projection

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← Sam Altman

Capital · available

~$2-2.8B personal — Bloomberg Billionaires Index debut ~$2B (Mar-2024); investment portfolio (400+ companies) valued ~$2.8B (Jun-2024). BOTH figures are explicitly sourced from his venture investing (Hydrazine Capital, Reddit ~9% pre-IPO stake, Retro Biosciences, Worldcoin/Tools for Humanity, Helion, Stripe, Airbnb, Instacart) and EXCLUDE OpenAI equity — Wikipedia does not state he holds a direct OpenAI stake.

high confidence · as of 2026-07-26 · about Sam Altman

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  • Wikipedia — Sam Altman debuted on Bloomberg Billionaires Index Mar-2024 at ~$2B net worth, primarily from VC funds (Hydrazine Capital)

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  • Wikipedia — Sam Altman investment portfolio: stakes in 400+ companies valued ~$2.8B (Jun-2024)

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