OpenAI Acquires Presentation Startup NextSlide

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup that used artificial intelligence to transform notes, documents, and research into finished presentations, the company confirmed. The deal, which closed earlier this year, was publicly announced on August 8, 2026, by NextSlide founder Ahmed Beshry. The financial terms were not disclosed, and the entire NextSlide team has now joined OpenAI to work on ChatGPT.

In a message posted on the NextSlide website, Beshry stated that the team is now at OpenAI, helping to build ChatGPT. He described the acquisition as a "very short round trip," noting that NextSlide was founded in mid-2025, making it roughly a year old at the time of the exit. Beshry is a serial entrepreneur who previously co-founded Caper AI, a smart cart and cashierless checkout company acquired by Instacart in October 2021.

The purchase is part of a broader pattern of strategic acquisitions by OpenAI aimed at integrating small teams with working products directly into its core platform. Recent deals include the $6.5 billion purchase of io, a hardware startup founded by Jony Ive, and the $1.1 billion acquisition of analytics firm Statsig. The company has also absorbed smaller teams...