Caroline Tran

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

Constellation Thesis is the personal investment fund of the founders of Hello Clever ($A300M valuation), backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages. Our philosophy is simple: build a constellation, not a concentrated portfolio. We make many small, high-conviction investments rather than a handful of large bets. The companies we back are often too early for institutional capital, and were comfortable being early, taking risks, and learning quickly. Because we invest our own capital, we move differently. There are no LPs, no investment committees, and no deployment deadlines. We can make decisions in days, stay patient for the long term, and align with founders on their timeline. We invest primarily at the pre-seed stage across AI and financial technology, typically alongside angels and specialist early-stage funds. We dont lead rounds, take board seats, or burden founders with unnecessary governance. Our role is simple: back ambitious founders early and help when it matters. Invested in: OpenAI (at $160b) Plaid (at $6b) WeFunder (Y Combinator) If youre building something ambitious in AI or fintech, reach us at pitch@constellationthesis.vc

Plaid is a data network that powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. Plaid works with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers more than 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey.

We’re the Robinhood for pre-IPO startups. Everyone can angel invest $100 in a Community Round. On May 16, 2016, it became legal for everyday people to invest as little as $100 in startups and small businesses. Since then, we’ve helped 1,860 founders raise almost $500M from their community - for flying cars, coffee shops, and everything in between. We’re a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission to revitalize capitalism and keep the American dream alive. GDP growth is slowing. Wealth inequality is increasing. Entrepreneurship is dying across America; falling from 10.6% to 3.6% among those under 30 since 1989. We’re reversing these trends by funding more deserving businesses across all of America, not solely tech startups in Silicon Valley. Want to help? Join us! We’re a team of founder types: enjoy autonomy, responsibility, the opportunity to learn, and no red tape. Just make it happen.

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

🌟 2025 & 2024 Australia’s Fastest Growing Fintech by The Australian Financial Review 🌟 2025 Fintech Lead of The Year 🌟 2024 Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 🌟 2023 Emerging Fintech of The Year Winner 🌟 2023 Women Leading Tech Award Winner Hello Clever is a global AI-powered payments and loyalty platform transforming how businesses grow. With offices across multiple markets, we own licenses and operate real-time payment rails, embedding instant cashback, rewards, and actionable insights directly into every transaction. By combining payments infrastructure with proprietary data and AI at the core, Hello Clever turns what was once a cost center into a powerful growth engine for merchants — and builds a defensible, hard-to-replicate ecosystem worldwide.