Reid Hoffman
American internet entrepreneur
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| January 2025 | Launched Manas AI, an AI-enabled drug discovery startup with cancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee, securing about $25 million in initial funding. |
| January 2025 | Launched Manas AI, an AI-enabled drug discovery startup with cancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee, securing about $25 million in initial funding. |
| 2024 | Initially endorses President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, then shifts support to Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden's withdrawal. |
| 2024 | Hoffman's podcast 'Possible' won two Webby awards, including Best Individual Episode featuring Trevor Noah and Best Crime and Justice Episode featuring Bryan Stevenson. |
| 2024 | Initially endorses President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, then shifts support to Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden's withdrawal. |
| 2024 | Hoffman's podcast 'Possible' won two Webby awards, including Best Individual Episode featuring Trevor Noah and Best Crime and Justice Episode featuring Bryan Stevenson. |
| July 2024 | Washington Post reported Hoffman's multimillion-dollar investment in election technology company Smartmatic. |
| July 2024 | Washington Post reported Hoffman's multimillion-dollar investment in election technology company Smartmatic. |
| April 2024 | Conducted an interview with an AI deepfake of himself, built on OpenAI's GPT-4 and trained on over 20 years of his public speaking and published materials. |
| April 2024 | Conducted an interview with an AI deepfake of himself, built on OpenAI's GPT-4 and trained on over 20 years of his public speaking and published materials. |
| September 2023 | Received Sigillum Magnum from University of Bologna during the Bologna Business School's commencement ceremony. |
| September 2023 | Wall Street Journal reported details about Hoffman's past interaction with Jeffrey Epstein. |
| September 2023 | Wall Street Journal reported details about Hoffman's past interaction with Jeffrey Epstein. |
| September 2023 | Received Sigillum Magnum from University of Bologna during the Bologna Business School's commencement ceremony. |
| August 2023 | Announced he will not serve as a general partner for Greylock's upcoming investment funds. |
| August 2023 | Announced he will not serve as a general partner for Greylock's upcoming investment funds. |
| May 9 2023 | Helped fund E. Jean Carroll's successful lawsuit against Donald Trump, resulting in a $5 million jury award. |
| May 9 2023 | Helped fund E. Jean Carroll's successful lawsuit against Donald Trump, resulting in a $5 million jury award. |
| April 2023 | Hoffman's book 'Impromptu' became a Wall Street Journal bestseller. |
| April 2023 | Hoffman's book 'Impromptu' became a Wall Street Journal bestseller. |
| March 2023 | Hoffman and his Chief of Staff Aria Finger began hosting a new podcast called 'Possible', focused on exploring potential future scenarios. |
| March 2023 | Hoffman and his Chief of Staff Aria Finger began hosting a new podcast called 'Possible', focused on exploring potential future scenarios. |
| March 13 2023 | Reid Hoffman released his book 'Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI', which he claims was written using the GPT-4 large language model. |
| March 13 2023 | Reid Hoffman released his book 'Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI', which he claims was written using the GPT-4 large language model. |
| March 3 2023 | Resigned from his board seat at OpenAI to avoid conflicts of interest with his investments in AI companies and role at Inflection AI. |
| March 3 2023 | Resigned from his board seat at OpenAI to avoid conflicts of interest with his investments in AI companies and role at Inflection AI. |
| 2022 | Delivered the commencement address at Vanderbilt University and received the Nichols-Chancellor's Medal. |
| 2022 | Invested $2.2 million in JusticeText, a platform designed to help public defenders by storing, cataloging, and analyzing video evidence. |
| 2022 | Delivered the commencement address at Vanderbilt University and received the Nichols-Chancellor's Medal. |
| 2022 | Invested $2.2 million in JusticeText, a platform designed to help public defenders by storing, cataloging, and analyzing video evidence. |
| October 2022 | Joins the Defense Innovation Board, an independent advisory board for the US Department of Defense. |
| October 2022 | Joins the Defense Innovation Board, an independent advisory board for the US Department of Defense. |
| March 2022 | Co-founded Inflection AI with Mustafa Suleyman, a startup aimed at developing AI software products to improve human-computer communication. |
| March 2022 | Co-founded Inflection AI with Mustafa Suleyman, a startup aimed at developing AI software products to improve human-computer communication. |
| February 2022 | Gives at least $500,000 to the Mainstream Democrats super PAC to support moderate Democratic candidates. |
| February 2022 | Gives at least $500,000 to the Mainstream Democrats super PAC to support moderate Democratic candidates. |
| 2021 | Offered to match donations to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley up to $2 million in response to increased food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Publishes a piece on LinkedIn about protecting voting rights. |
| 2021 | Publishes a piece on LinkedIn about protecting voting rights. |
| 2021 | Offered to match donations to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley up to $2 million in response to increased food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Writes an article advocating for making Voting Day a holiday. |
| 2020 | Writes an article advocating for making Voting Day a holiday. |
| 2019 | Reported to have hosted a dinner attended by Jeffrey Epstein, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg. |
| 2019 | Reported to have hosted a dinner attended by Jeffrey Epstein, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg. |
| 2018 | Made a gift to the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information to endow a chair studying the societal impact of artificial intelligence. |
| 2018 | Helps fund Alloy, a data exchange company for Democratic groups, providing half of its $35 million startup funding. |
| 2018 | Hoffman became a founding investor and joined the board of OpenAI. |
| 2018 | Helps fund Alloy, a data exchange company for Democratic groups, providing half of its $35 million startup funding. |
| 2018 | Made a gift to the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information to endow a chair studying the societal impact of artificial intelligence. |
| 2018 | Hoffman became a founding investor and joined the board of OpenAI. |
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