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24-Year-Old Ex-OpenAI Researcher's $254M to $5.5B Fund
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A 24-year-old ex-OpenAI researcher with no fund experience grew his portfolio 20x in one year by betting on AI compute and memory — SanDisk up 817%, CoreWeave up 670%. His edge wasn't financial expertise; it was knowing what makes AI models run.
A 24-year-old ex-OpenAI researcher's fund grew from $254 million in Q4 2024 to $5.5 billion in Q4 2025 — roughly a 20x return — betting on AI compute and memory plays.
SanDisk, a memory chip company, was up 817% in the young fund manager's portfolio and represented 6% of his fund holdings in Q4 2025.
Allbirds stock surged 910% in one day on an AI pivot announcement — for a company that was selling all assets for $39M and was weeks from Nasdaq delisting. Ben draws a direct line to the 2017 Long Island Iced Tea blockchain pump. History rhymes.
