OpenAI is reportedly planning to onboard the team behind Convogo.
Convogo is a startup focused on automating leadership assessments and feedback reporting for executive coaches and HR professionals.
As part of the move, Convogo’s product will be discontinued.
OpenAI has been aggressive in terms of hiring and acquiring the startups to develop the technology ecosystem. The ChatGPT-maker is now reportedly planning to onboard the team behind Convogo, a startup focused on automating leadership assessments and feedback reporting for executive coaches and HR professionals.
SurveyThe company has confirmed that it is not purchasing the Convogo’s underlying product or intellectual property, but is hiring the three member founding team which includes Matt Cooper, Evan Cater and Mike Gillett. As per the reports, the team will join the company to work on its AI Cloud initiatives. And the deal was structured as an all stock transaction, as per the report citing familiar sources.
As part of the move, Convogo’s product will be discontinued. The startup, which originated from a small side project, was built to reduce the time coaches spend writing detailed reports, allowing them to focus more on direct human engagement. Over the past two years, Convogo said it worked with thousands of coaches and partnered with several major leadership development firms.
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As per the report, a note has been shared with the users where Convogo’s founders said their experience highlighted a broader challenge in the AI space, translating rapid advances in model capabilities into practical, real-world tools. They added that joining OpenAI would allow them to continue this work at a much larger scale.
Interestingly, this is OpenAI’s ninth acquisition in a year, as per PitchBook data. In most of these transactions, OpenAI has either absorbed the acquired teams into its broader operations or shut down the original products entirely, as seen with companies such as Context.ai and Crossing Minds. In a few cases, select products have been integrated into OpenAI’s ecosystem.
Not only that, OpenAI is also exploring partnerships as well. The company has partnered with former Apple design chief Jony Ive’s hardware venture, which is continuing product development independently.
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