# OpenAI-Tomoro Acquisition In May 2026, [[OpenAI]] acquired [[Tomoro]], an applied-AI consulting and engineering firm, bringing approximately 150 Forward Deployed Engineers and Deployment Specialists into the new [[OpenAI Deployment Company JV]]. The deal value was undisclosed. ## Significance Tomoro provides the engineering backbone for OpenAI's enterprise-deployment arm, supplying a ready-built team rather than requiring OpenAI to staff up the function from scratch. Standalone Deal record useful for tracking OpenAI's M&A pattern, even though operationally subordinate to the [[OpenAI Deployment Company JV]] announcement made the same day. ## See Also - [[OpenAI]] - [[Tomoro]] - [[OpenAI Deployment Company JV]]