- OpenAI will acquire cloud platform startup Ona to bolster its development of autonomous AI agents.
- The acquisition will integrate Ona’s team and technology into OpenAI’s Codex division to enable secure, long-running AI workflows.
- The deal follows OpenAI’s recent enterprise push, including a major payments partnership with VISA.
OpenAI has reached an agreement to acquire cloud platform startup Ona, aiming to integrate its secure infrastructure into the development of next-generation autonomous AI agents. The undisclosed deal highlights the intensifying race to build software capable of complex, independent tasks.
Upon closing, Ona’s team and cloud technology will join OpenAI’s Codex division. This integration is designed to provide the persistent, secure environment necessary for AI agents to execute long-running workflows.
“Enterprises want powerful agents that can do real work while meeting the security and control requirements of their environments,” said Thibault Sottiaux of OpenAI. Consequently, the focus will be on helping engineering workflows safely tackle long-term software lifecycle tasks.
The acquisition coincides with other major enterprise expansions by OpenAI. It closely follows a significant partnership announcement with Visa aimed at facilitating AI-driven e-commerce transactions. Meanwhile, retail sentiment on the news was reportedly ‘bullish’ according to data from Stocktwits.
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