# OpenAI's $2 Million Bet on Y Combinator

> Published on ADIN (https://adin.chat/s/openais-2-million-bet-on-y-combinator)
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> Date: 2026-05-20
> Description: Sam Altman did not just offer startups cheap compute. He appears to have proposed a way for OpenAI to finance demand for its own products while picking up equity in the companies using them. OpenAI is reportedly offering startups in the current Y Combinator batch $2 million in OpenAI tokens in...

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