OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
Original: OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
Why This Matters
The deal signals OpenAI's push to deepen ChatGPT's visual content creation and productivity toolset.
OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a presentation startup whose AI tool converts prompts, notes, documents, and research into polished, editable presentations. Founder Ahmed Beshry confirmed the deal via LinkedIn, noting it closed earlier in 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.
OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup focused on AI-powered presentation creation. According to a note posted on the NextSlide website, founder Ahmed Beshry described the product as a tool that could "turn prompts, notes, documents, or research into a polished, editable presentation," with the broader goal of making "visual communication more accessible." The NextSlide team has now joined OpenAI and is working on ChatGPT. Beshry noted on LinkedIn that the announcement came "a few months late," as the acquisition had taken place "earlier this year." Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Beshry was previously a co-founder at Caper AI, a smart cart and cashierless checkout startup that was acquired by Instacart in 2021. The acquisition signals OpenAI's continued expansion of ChatGPT's content creation and productivity capabilities.