OpenAI offers $2M in API tokens to every Y Combinator startup for equity
OpenAI has announced a significant initiative to support Y Combinator startups by offering $2 million in API usage credits in exchange for equity. This innovative deal, structured as an uncapped SAFE, could potentially allocate around $338 million in credits across 169 startups. The arrangement allows OpenAI to leverage its spare computing capacity while gaining ownership stakes in emerging companies.
- ▪OpenAI is offering $2 million in API credits to each startup in the current Y Combinator batch.
- ▪The deal is structured as an uncapped SAFE, converting into equity at the next funding round.
- ▪The total commitment could reach approximately $338 million across 169 startups.
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