OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
OpenAI has acquired presentation-generation startup NextSlide, whose team has joined work on ChatGPT. The deal signals OpenAI’s interest in making its AI tools more useful for creating visual, editable business and communication materials.
NextSlide’s product turned prompts, notes, documents and research into polished presentations, aiming to make visual communication easier. Financial terms were not disclosed; founder Ahmed Beshry said the acquisition occurred earlier in 2026, though the announcement came months later. Beshry previously co-founded Caper AI, which Instacart acquired in 2021.
- OpenAI acquired presentation startup NextSlide.
- NextSlide staff are now working on ChatGPT.
- Deal terms were not disclosed.
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OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT, an AI tool that can respond to questions and generate text. Presentations are used in workplaces, education and other settings to explain information to an audience.
NextSlide was a start-up that used AI to turn prompts, notes, documents and research into presentations people could edit. Its founder, Ahmed Beshry, had previously co-founded Caper AI, which was acquired by Instacart in 2021.
The deal reflects interest in using AI to help people create visual communication materials as well as written content. Its financial terms were not made public.
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