Claim: Reddit had a funding round led by an American entrepreneur.
Evidence: In October 2014 , Reddit raised $ 50 million in a funding round led by Sam Altman and including investors Marc Andreessen , Peter Thiel , Ron Conway , Snoop Dogg , and Jared Leto.
Samuel H. `` Sam '' Altman -LRB- born April 22 , 1985 -RRB- is an American entrepreneur , programmer , venture capitalist and blogger.