OpenAI Acquires Presentation Startup NextSlide, Bolsters ChatGPT Office Suite

Key Points

• OpenAI purchased NextSlide, a startup that creates editable presentations from prompts and notes.
• Founder Ahmed Beshry announced the deal on OpenAI’s website; financial terms were not disclosed.
• The acquisition adds a presentation layer to OpenAI’s broader plan to build an AI‑driven office suite.
• OpenAI’s recent purchases include hardware firm io, analytics company Statsig, and finance apps Hiro and Roi.
• The move intensifies competition with Microsoft, which has integrated OpenAI’s models into Office and Windows.
• EU and UK regulators are already examining the close relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft.
• Google’s strategy contrasts by embedding AI into its existing apps rather than acquiring new tools.
• Beshry’s second exit follows his earlier sale of Caper AI to Instacart in 2021.