OpenAI’s Sam Altman approaches $100 million in funding for Worldcoin, the crypto project that scans your irises to prove you’re not a robot

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a keynote address at Microsoft's headquarters. (Credit: Jason Redmond—AFP/Getty Images)

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is already drowning in billions of dollars in venture capital funding after launching ChatGPT, the now-ubiquitous chatbot that's set off an A.I. zeitgeist.

Now, another project he's backed, Worldcoin, is nearing $100 million in funding, according to three people with knowledge of the deal who spoke to the Financial Times.