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OpenAI Acquired Jony Ive and Tang Tan's AI Startup in 2025
“Tang Tan left Apple in 2024 to co-found the AI hardware startup I.O. With Johnny Ive, which OpenAI acquired in 2025 as part of its consumer AI device effort.”
Roy: OpenAI Acquired Jony Ive's IO in $6.5B All-Equity Deal
“So it's valued at 6.5 billion dollars in an all equity deal. OpenAI had already acquired a 23% stake in Johnny Ive's company late last year.”
Roy: Jony Ive Won't Join OpenAI Directly Despite IO Acquisition
“The acquisition, Johnny Ive is not going to work for OpenAI. They're going to work with OpenAI, but IO, which is the name of this company, the staff of roughly 55 engineers, scientists, researchers, physicists, And product development specialists will be part …”
Calacanis: OpenAI bought Jony Ive's IO for $6.5B in stock
“They bought it for 6.5 billion in an all stock deal.”
Parr: Adblock Plus owner Eyeo did $44M revenue and $26M profit in 2017
“And so I went and looked at this company called IO. It's called IO. They own ad blocker plus in 2017. They did forty four million dollars in revenue and twenty six million dollars in profit, which is astounding. And they had at least a hundred million users.”