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OpenAI Startup Fund — Converge

OpenAI's own founder program: an investment from the Startup Fund and early access to OpenAI models and teams.

Invests

~$1M (per company)

Takes

Priced per company

Length

5–6 weeks

Where

San Francisco

The deal

Converge 2 (2024) invested $1,000,000 per company; terms for future cohorts are negotiated individually by the Startup Fund.

Converge is a short, intensive program for a small group of exceptional founders building with frontier models. Investment is made by the OpenAI Startup Fund case by case; the draw is early access to models, research and the OpenAI team.

Invests: ~$1M (per company)
Takes: Priced per company
Length: 5–6 weeks
Format: In person
Based in: San Francisco, US
Runs in: San Francisco
Stage: Pre-seed to seed
Focus: Frontier-model applications
Cohorts: Irregular; announced on openai.fund
Acceptance: ~15 companies per cohort
Perks: Early model access, OpenAI credits

Notable alumni and portfolio

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Terms as published by the program; verified October 2026. Programs change their deal every year, the apply page is the source of truth.

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