OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Sam Altman and Khosla Ventures are backing a stealth startup called Alfred, documents show. The startup was founded by a former Tesla designer and an ex-Meta Reality Labs engineer. Alfred is raising at a $40 million valuation to turbocharge manufacturing, its founder said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is backing a stealth physical AI startup run by former Tesla and Meta employees, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider. The startup, c