OpenAI on Friday introduced a new program, dubbed the “OpenAI Grove,” for early tech entrepreneurs trying to construct with synthetic intelligence, and functions are already open.
Unlike OpenAI’s Pioneer Program, which launched in April, Grove is aimed in the direction of people on the very nascent phases of their firm improvement, from the pre-idea to pre-seed stage.
For 5 weeks, individuals will obtain mentoring from OpenAI technical leaders, early entry to new instruments and fashions, and in-person workshops, positioned within the firm’s San Francisco headquarters.
Roughly 15 members will be part of Grove’s first cohort, which is able to run from Oct. 20 to Nov. 21, 2025. Applicants could have till Sept. 24 to submit an entry type.
CNBC has reached out to OpenAI for touch upon the program.
Following the program, Grove individuals will be capable to proceed working internally with the ChatGPT maker, which was latest valued $500 billion.
Other trade rivals have additionally already launched their very own AI accelerator applications, together with the Google for Startups Cloud AI Accelerator final winter. Earlier this April, Microsoft for Startups partnered with PearlX, a cohort accelerator program for pre-seed corporations.
Nurturing these budding AI corporations is only a small chip within the latest huge investments into AI companies, which ate up a formidable 71% of U.S. enterprise funding in 2025, up from 45% final yr, based on an analysis from J.P. Morgan.
AI startups raised $104.3 billion within the U.S. within the first half of this yr, and at present over 1,300 AI startups have valuations of over $100 million, based on CB Insights.