OpenAI announces new mentorship program for budding tech founders
Openai on Friday Introduced a new programFor early technology entrepreneurs who want to build with artificial intelligence, they are called “Openai Grove” and the applications are already open.
Unlike Openai’s pioneering program Started in AprilGrove is directed to individuals in very new stages of company development from IDEA to the pre -seed stage.
For five weeks, participants will receive Mentoring, one of Openai technical leaders, early access to new vehicles and models, and face -to -face workshops in the company’s San Francisco center.
Roughly, 15 members will participate in Grove’s first cohort, which will take place between 20 October – 21 November 2025. Applicants will be to offer an input form until September 24th.
CNBC has reached Openai to comment on the program.
Following the program, Grovers will be able to continue to work internally with the Chatgpt producer, which has recently worth $ 500 billion.
Other industrial competitors have already initiated their own AI accelerating programs, which Google For Startups Cloud AI accelerator Last winter. At the beginning of April, Microsoft For beginners Partnership with PearlxA cohort accelerator program for pre -seed companies.
Feeding these buds of AI companies is only a small chip in the latest major investments in AI companies, which called 71% of an impressive US initiative financing from 45% last year in 2025. an analysis JP from Morgan.
According to CB InSights, AI initiatives have collected 104.3 billion dollars in the US in the first half of this year and currently more than 1,300 AI initiatives have a valuation of over $ 100 million.
