Worldcoin is a biometric digital currency project run by Tools for Humanity.
History
Worldcoin was founded in 2019 by Sam Altman, Alex Blania and Max Novendstern.[1][2]
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Blania | Co-founder[3] | - |
| Sam Altman | Co-founder | OpenAI |
Investors
Individuals and companies invested in Worldcoin include:[1:1][4][5]
- 1confirmation
- Andreesen Horowitz
- Digital Currency Group (DCG)
- Fifty Years
- Hashed
- Hypersphere Ventures
- Jesse Walden
- Kenetic Capital
- Khosla Ventures
- Multicoin Capital
- Reid Hoffman
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Three Arrows Capital
External links
Pandolfo, C. (2023, May 16). OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raises $100M for Worldcoin crypto project, which uses “Orb” to scan your eye: report. FOXBusiness. http://archive.today/2023.07.25-175449/https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/openai-ceo-sam-altman-raises-100m-worldcoin-crypto-project-uses-orb-scan-eye ↩︎ ↩︎
Singh, M. (2022, August 25).Worldcoin co-founder leaves firm to start new venture. TechCrunch. http://archive.today/2023.07.27-162251/https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/24/worldcoin-co-founder-novendstern-leaves-startup-to-start-new-venture/ ↩︎
Blania, A., & Altman, S. Introducing Worldcoin. Worldcoin. Retrieved July 25, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230725075258/https://worldcoin.org/cofounder-letter ↩︎
Series A - Worldcoin - 2021-10-21 - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile. Crunchbase. Retrieved July 31, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/worldcoin-series-a--44c54904 ↩︎
Worldcoin - Funding, Financials, Valuation & Investors. Crunchbase. Retrieved July 31, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/worldcoin/company_financials ↩︎
