The presentation startup’s team now builds ChatGPT features, with founder Ahmed Beshry joining OpenAI.
OpenAI acquired NextSlide, a presentation startup that Ahmed Beshry founded, earlier this year. The company did not disclose financial terms. NextSlide’s team now works on ChatGPT. The startup’s product converts prompts, notes, documents, or research into polished, editable presentations.
Ahmed Beshry founded NextSlide after previously co-founding Caper AI, a smart cart startup Instacart acquired in 2021. NextSlide’s website states the team is joining OpenAI. In a LinkedIn note, Beshry said the announcement arrives a few months late because the acquisition closed earlier this year.
For builders, the acquisition places NextSlide’s team inside OpenAI, where it now works on ChatGPT. The team’s prior focus on converting prompts and notes into presentations gives OpenAI a foundation for slide generation features. OpenAI has not announced specific product plans beyond the team’s integration.
Watch OpenAI’s developer blog and release notes for presentation features in ChatGPT. The acquisition closed earlier this year, giving the NextSlide team time to integrate its tools. OpenAI has not shared financial terms or a detailed roadmap.
What matters
- OpenAI acquired NextSlide earlier this year and moved its team to ChatGPT projects.
- The acquisition gives ChatGPT a presentation-generation base that builders can use.
- Watch for OpenAI to reveal how NextSlide’s presentation tooling will appear in ChatGPT.
Why it matters
Watch for OpenAI to reveal how NextSlide’s presentation tooling will appear in ChatGPT.
This GenAI News article was prepared in original wording using reporting and materials published by TechCrunch AI. Source reference: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/openai-acquires-presentation-startup-nextslide/.
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