OpenAI Launches $4 Billion OpenAI Deployment Company, Acquires Tomoro to Embed AI Engineers in Enterprises

OpenAI is standing up a new company backed by more than $4 billion in initial capital to support organizations in adopting and scaling artificial intelligence, with the acquisition of AI consulting firm Tomoro set to provide immediate staffing for the venture. The company enters with a $10 billion valuation, backed by 19 firms including TPG, Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, Capgemini, and McKinsey & Company. To staff up immediately, OpenAI agreed to acquire Tomoro, an applied AI consultancy with roughly 150 engineers who have already worked for clients like Tesco, Virgin Atlantic, and Supercell. Days before OpenAI's announcement, Anthropic revealed its own enterprise deployment venture — a $1.5 billion entity backed by Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs — with essentially the same premise. Enterprise already accounts for more than 40% of OpenAI's revenue, with the company reporting $25 billion in annualized revenue as of February.