OpenAI Acquires NextSlide, Adds AI Presentation Team to ChatGPT
OpenAI acquired presentation startup NextSlide earlier in 2026, bringing founder Ahmed Beshry’s team to ChatGPT. Financial terms are still undisclosed.
Summary
NextSlide announced on August 8, 2026, that it had joined OpenAI, with its team now working on ChatGPT. Founder Ahmed Beshry said the acquisition occurred earlier in 2026 and the announcement arrived a few months late. Financial terms and the exact closing date were not disclosed.
NextSlide’s website describes software that converts prompts, notes, documents or research into polished, editable presentations. Beshry said the team will continue its mission of making visual communication more accessible and helping people express ideas clearly through AI products for creating, communicating and producing meaningful work. Beshry previously co-founded Caper AI, a smart cart and cashierless checkout startup acquired by Instacart in 2021.
Positives
- NextSlide’s team is now working on ChatGPT after joining OpenAI.
- NextSlide converts prompts, notes, documents and research into polished, editable presentations.
- Ahmed Beshry said the team will continue building AI products for creating, communicating and turning ideas into meaningful work.
- Instacart previously acquired Beshry’s smart cart and cashierless checkout startup, Caper AI, in 2021.
Risks & concerns
- Financial terms of OpenAI’s NextSlide acquisition were not disclosed.
- The August 8, 2026 announcement arrived a few months after the acquisition occurred.
- OpenAI and NextSlide did not reveal the exact closing date.
- The announcement did not say whether NextSlide’s standalone presentation product will remain available.