What is Safe Superintelligence (SSI)?

Safe Superintelligence (SSI) is an artificial intelligence research company founded in 2024 by Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross, and Daniel Levy. Unlike consumer AI companies, SSI has a single focus: developing safe superintelligence without immediate product or commercialization pressures.

Did Ilya Sutskever retain his OpenAI equity after departing?

Yes. Federal trial disclosures and corporate records confirm that Sutskever retained his substantial vested equity and profit-participation units accumulated over his nine years as co-founder and Chief Scientist of OpenAI.

Why was Ilya Sutskever previously listed as a millionaire?

Because OpenAI was organized with an unusual capped-profit and non-profit governance structure, outside valuation models historically lacked transparency regarding executive equity units until sworn federal testimony and secondary tender filings revealed the true multi-billion scale of his holdings.

LLNI™ MODELVALUATION Q3 2026

RANK #34TechLast Verified: 2026-09-23Canadian • Age 48

Ilya Sutskever Net Worth (2026)

Co-Founder & CEO, Safe Superintelligence (SSI) • Career Earnings, Compensation & Valuation Analysis

Estimated Net Worth (2026)

$7.50 Billion

+0.4% (24h)•Peak Valuation

Researched & Edited byGail Gardner Forbes Contributor•Catalog Added: Sept 1, 2026•Last Verified: 2026-09-23

Primary Benchmarks:SEC Form 4/10-K Filings, Corporate Venture Disclosures, Bloomberg & Forbes Benchmarks

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Executive Wealth Brief • Quick Answer

As of September 19, 2026

As of September 19, 2026, Ilya Sutskever has an estimated net worth of $7.50 Billion. Their primary wealth drivers stem from foundational equity in OpenAI Vested Beneficial Equity Holding, strategic capital appreciation, and an estimated cash-flow velocity of $2,600/hr.

Estimated Net Worth (Sept 19, 2026): $7.5B
24h Velocity: +0.4%
Wealth Rank: #34 (Tech)
Source Coverage: Strong (Public SEC & Filings)

Curated Editorial Biography & Career Trajectory

Career Milestones & Narrative

EDITORIAL PROFILE & DETAILS

Latest Documented Milestone (2026)

Venture Equity & Commercial Holdings

RESEARCH-BASED VALUATION

Venture / Commercial Asset	Period	Asset Class / Role	Gross Haul / Valuation	Net Payout / Royalties
OpenAI Founding Co-Inventor & Chief Scientist Equity Grant	2015–2023	Co-Founder & Chief Scientist	$5,200,000,000 Vested Value	Co-architect of GPT-1 through GPT-4 and RLHF breakthroughs
OpenAI Tender Sales & Realized Secondary Distributions	2021–2024	Founding Shareholder	$250,000,000 Realized Gross Cash	Structured secondary share liquidations
Safe Superintelligence (SSI) Incorporation & $1B Capitalization	Sept 2024	Co-Founder & CEO	$1,000,000,000 Inflow at $5B Valuation	Founded pure-play safety lab backed by Sequoia and a16z
SSI Frontier Compute Cluster Scaling & Institutional Rounds	2025–2026	Chief Executive Officer	Multi-Billion Compute Partnership	Exclusive supercompute infrastructure partnership with Nvidia

⚡ Documented via SEC Form 4 filings, secondary equity tender offers, and corporate venture disclosures.Status: Documented Evidence

Portfolio Allocation Breakdown

ESTIMATED LIQUIDITY

OpenAI Vested Beneficial Equity Holding

$5.3B70%

Safe Superintelligence (SSI) Founder Equity Stake

$1.6B22%

Liquid Treasury, Bonds & Silicon Valley Compounds

$600M8%

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Institutional Valuation & Evidence Details

ListTribe Estimated Net Worth Model Verified

$7.5B

Valuation Date: September 19, 2026•Research-Based Asset Model

Legacy Search ConsensusSyndicated Scrapers

$6.4B

Variance Delta: +15%

Primary Ground-Truth Verification:

Unlike syndicated scrapers that repeat unverified press releases, ListTribe grounds Ilya Sutskever's valuation in documented primary filings, enterprise cap tables, and post-tax net retention.

ClassificationInstitutional Model

Primary SourceSafe Superintelligence S

Valuation EngineDCF & Waterfall

Verification StandardMulti-Source Verified

ListTribe synthesizes publicly disclosed regulatory filings (SEC Form 4 and 10-K), trade guild minimum compensation schedules (SAG-AFTRA / WGA), box office receipts via Comscore/TMDB, and Pollstar live touring ledgers. Private enterprise holdings apply discounted cash flow (DCF) frameworks with industry-standard 20–30% private company illiquidity discounts.

⚡ Modeling: 45–50% federal/state tax haircut • 15–20% representation commission deductionRead full methodology

Frequently Asked Questions & Verification

Documented Questions & Financial Inquiries

EDITORIAL FAQ

Ilya Sutskever's $7.5 billion net worth is anchored by his vested founding equity in OpenAI—which federal court disclosures confirmed was worth upwards of $7 billion—combined with his significant founder equity stake in Safe Superintelligence (SSI), which was capitalized at a $5 billion valuation.