OpenAI snaps up consulting company to help spread the word about AI

Date:
Tue, 12 May 2026 16:05:00 +0000

Description:
OpenAI sets out plans to embed DeployCo workers inside customer enterprises
to help them identify AI uses cases and transformation opportunities.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter OpenAI acquires Tomoro to help found the DeployCo, with a $4 billion initial investment Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) will be embedded within customer enterprises We already know that enterprises make up 40% of OpenAI's revenue OpenAI has launched an enterprise-focused consultancy arm called OpenAI Deployment Company
(DeployCo) in a bid to help business customers actually implement AI at
scale, rather than just experimenting with it.

It comes from the acquisition of UK-based AI consultancy firm Tomoro, which sees around 150 AI engineers and deployment specialists move over to the new Deployment Company. "It will launch with more than $4 billion of initial investment," OpenAI declared, which will help establish DeployCo as its own standalone business unit, despite OpenAI retaining a majority ownership and control. Latest Videos From You may like OpenAI signs up the world's biggest consultancy firms to help roll out ChatGPT to enterprises OpenAI says Microsoft has limited our ability to build customer base, praises new Amazon relationship OpenAI reveals the next phase of AI OpenAI Deployment Company Under the new scheme, the ChatGPT maker will embed frontier AI engineers and experts inside customer organizations to identify the workflows where AI
could deliver the best gains. They'll be known as Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs).

OpenAI sees the positioning of DeployCo as an important one FDEs have visibility across both the future of where frontier AI capabilities are heading, and experience in helping companies execute large-scale transformations.

"AI is becoming capable of doing increasingly meaningful work inside organizations," Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser commented. "The
challenge now is helping companies integrate these systems into the infrastructure and workflows that power their businesses."

The launch of DeployCo shows a much bigger appetite for enterprise business, with the company not only rivalling AI competitors like Anthropic but also traditional software vendors like Microsoft and Google . Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
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In an earlier post, the company noted that so-called 'frontier firms' now use 3.5x more AI per worker than typical firms up from 2x last year. OpenAI sees a "move from chat-based assistance to delegated work with agents," and so launching DeployCo FDEs to help enterprises redesign workflows and tightly integrate AI makes a lot of sense.

The company also previously shared that enterprises make up 40% of its
revenue a proportion that's only expected to grow. Follow TechRadar on
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