Exclusive: OpenAI deployment arm to acquire Northslope - Axios
Quick Answer
OpenAI's deployment arm is set to acquire Northslope, an applied AI firm, enhancing its capabilities to support enterprise AI integration.
Quick Take
This marks the second acquisition for the Deployment Company, which aims to deploy AI in core business operations, following the acquisition of Tomoro. The deal will bolster the team with hundreds of forward deployed engineers to assist clients in building AI systems.
Key Points
- OpenAI Deployment Company launched in May with $4 billion in funding.
- Northslope is the second acquisition after Tomoro, focusing on enterprise AI.
- The deal adds hundreds of forward deployed engineers to the team.
- The aim is to enhance AI integration in core business operations.
Article Excerpt
From source RSS / original summary# Exclusive: OpenAI deployment arm to acquire Northslope. The OpenAI Deployment Company agreed to acquire Northslope, an applied AI firm, OpenAI shared exclusively with Axios, marking its second acquisition focused on enterprise AI use since launch. **Catch up quick:** The OpenAI Deployment Company launched in May as part of OpenAI's effort to help enterprises deploy AI in core business operations. * Northslope is the Deployment Company's second acquisition, following AI deployment firm Tomoro.
* The deal expands the Deployment Company's bench to hundreds of "forward deployed engineers" (FDEs) who work alongside customers to build AI systems inside their organizations. * OpenAI's deployment arm, which is majority-owned and controlled by OpenAI, kicked off with $4 billion under its belt to
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