OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund | TechCrunch

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  • New venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal.
  • The fund is called Zero Shot (a play on the AI training term) and its co-founding team includes several OpenAI OGs who found themselves becoming VCs almost by serendipity.
  • Three of the founding partners hail from OpenAI.
  • The alums are joined by VC Kelly Kovacs, previously a founding partner at 01A, the growth-stage venture firm founded by Dick Costello and Adam Bain.
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