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The Projection

The surface is never the system.

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Capital · out

personal: Hydrazine Capital ($21M fund, 2012) and portfolio stakes (Reddit, Stripe, Helion, Retro Biosciences $180M, Worldcoin, Airbnb, Instacart); stepped down as Oklo chairman (Apr-2025) rather than a capital outflow.

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  • Wikipedia — Sam Altman co-founded Hydrazine Capital ($21M fund, 2012), deployed ~75% into Y Combinator companies

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