An ex-OpenAI employee who helped build ChatGPT quietly launched a startup - and Mira Murati is an investor
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An ex-OpenAI employee who helped build ChatGPT quietly launched a startup - and Mira Murati is an investor
"Worktrace AI has attracted funding from a who's who of OpenAI figures. Its backers include Nick Turley, the head of ChatGPT; Jason Kwon, OpenAI's chief strategy officer; and Joanne Jang, who led the team responsible for shaping ChatGPT's behavior, according to a job posting for a founding engineer. Worktrace AI is also funded by OpenAI's startup fund, along with venture capital firms 8VC and Conviction, among others, the job listing said."
"Angela Jiang, an early OpenAI product manager, has launched a new AI startup, Worktrace AI, backed by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. Like Murati's secretive startup, Thinking Machines Lab, Worktrace AI focuses on selling AI to large businesses. Worktrace AI was in talks this summer to raise a seed round of $10 million at a $50 million valuation, according to correspondence seen by Business Insider."
Angela Jiang left OpenAI to found Worktrace AI, a startup that helps businesses find and automate repetitive tasks by observing employees. Worktrace AI focuses on selling AI automation to large enterprises and aligns with a broader Silicon Valley interest in AI learning and replicating human tasks. Worktrace AI has a website and LinkedIn page but has made no public launch announcements. Backers include former OpenAI leaders such as Mira Murati, Nick Turley, Jason Kwon, and Joanne Jang, along with OpenAI's startup fund and venture firms 8VC and Conviction. The company entered talks to raise a $10 million seed at a $50 million valuation this summer.
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