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Personnel: Sam Altman at Y Combinator (President)

Verdictconfirmed95%
1 check · 4/9/2026

The source explicitly confirms all key fields: (1) person is Sam Altman, (2) org is Y Combinator, (3) role is President, (4) startDate is 2014 (February 2014 per source), and (5) endDate is 2019. The source states 'was the company's president from 2014 to 2019' in the opening biography section, and provides detailed context about his appointment in February 2014 and his departure in 2019 when he transitioned to focus on OpenAI.

Our claim

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Role
President
Role Type
career
Start Date
2014
End Date
2019
Is Founder
No
Notes
Succeeded Paul Graham as YC president; expanded YC significantly

Source evidence

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confirmed95%Haiku 4.5 · 4/9/2026

NoteThe source explicitly confirms all key fields: (1) person is Sam Altman, (2) org is Y Combinator, (3) role is President, (4) startDate is 2014 (February 2014 per source), and (5) endDate is 2019. The source states 'was the company's president from 2014 to 2019' in the opening biography section, and provides detailed context about his appointment in February 2014 and his departure in 2019 when he transitioned to focus on OpenAI.

Case № StpdqyhHFLFiled 4/9/2026Confidence 95%
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