Im surprised Asana is still considered a 'startup', especially to the degree tha...

andyeskridge · on March 30, 2016

It sounds like Y Combinator is not the one investing, only Sam Altman.

ProAm · on March 30, 2016

Ah, its a weird blur on his blog when he speaks for himself or for YC. But it makes sense if its just him investing and not YC.

marcog1 · on March 30, 2016

Sam is investing personally, not YC.

bfwi · on March 30, 2016

I don't imagine Sam Altman made enough money from the sale of Loopt to lead a $50m round (only guesswork though). Is he somehow leveraged by having raised a fund for "personal investments". The latter would be a really interesting.

Maybe @sama himself could answer this, if it's not too personal.

beeboop · on March 30, 2016

Asana blog makes it clearer:

>Today Asana closed a Series C financing round, raising $50M in new capital. The round was led by Y Combinator president Sam Altman. Sam participated alongside a number of other customers, investors, and leaders for whom we have deep respect.

Sam is only part of that $50MM.

cellis · on March 30, 2016

I'm sure he's made money as a partner/president of YC, too. Perhaps tens of millions?