Alexander Atallah

About Alexander Atallah

Alex Atallah co-founded OpenRouter with Louis Vichy in 2023 and is its CEO. In 2017 he co-founded OpenSea, the NFT marketplace, and OpenSea's website still lists him as a board member.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Alexander Atallah in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

OpenRouter, Inc. Current

Co-founder and CEO (2023 – Present)

Director

2023 – Present · New York, NY

OpenRouter sells one API that gives developers and companies access to over 500 AI models, with routing, failover and spending controls built in.

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OpenSea

Co-founder (From 2017)

Board member

From 2017

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Alexander Atallah works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Alexander Atallah in the News

• Aug 20, 2026·NewcomerThe Story of a Cap Table: OpenRouter
• Aug 19, 2026·The New York TimesStripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion

Sources

1. SECOpenRouter, Inc. Form D, filed Jul 6, 2026
2. OfficialOpenRouter press release on GlobeNewswire (2025-06-25): 'Alex Atallah, co-founder and CEO of OpenRouter'; 'Founded in 2023 by Alex Atallah and Louis Vichy'
3. Officialopensea.io, about page: 'Alex Atallah Co-Founder, Board Member'; '2017 Founded: Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah launch OpenSea'
4. Officialstripe.com newsroom (2026-08-19): 'Alex Atallah, cofounder and CEO of OpenRouter'