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MN-90020

OpenAI / OnaMN-90020

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Processing timeline

25

days

Filed

26 June 2026

OpenAI-Ona - Phase 1 determination

Decision

21 July 2026OpenAI-Ona - Phase 1 determination
Type
Notification
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Phase 1 - initial assessment
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

Wave Merger Sub II, LLC Delaware File Number - 7007085, OpenAI Group PBC Delaware File Number - 10381551, Wave Merger Sub, Inc. Delaware File Number - 10631976

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

Gitpod, Inc. Delaware File Number - 3353320

Other parties

Gitpod GmbH HRB - 22228, OpenAI Foundation Delaware File Number - 5902936

Summary

OpenAI Group PBC, developer of AI foundational models, will acquire 100% of the share capital of Gitpod, Inc. (known as Ona). Ona supplies a platform for enterprise customers to deploy and orchestrate AI-powered agents for software engineering tasks. This share sale combines OpenAI's AI models with Ona's deployment platform.

Acquisition details

OpenAI Group PBC, an entity controlled by the OpenAI Foundation ( OpenAI ), proposes to acquire 100% of the share capital of Gitpod, Inc. (known as Ona ). OpenAI develops artificial intelligence ( AI ) foundational models, including its GPT family of models, as well as foundation model-based services such as ChatGPT. OpenAI also supplies Codex, an AI-powered agent designed to enable software developers to perform and automate various software engineering tasks, subject to human direction and review. Codex is typically accessed through user-facing interfaces and developer tools and is powered by OpenAI’s own foundation models. Ona (previously known as Gitpod) supplies a platform that enables enterprise customers to deploy and orchestrate AI-powered agents to run software engineering tasks within the customer’s own infrastructure or cloud environment. These agents can run autonomously in the background and at scale, including when individual developers are not actively using their laptops. Ona’s platform works across multiple cloud platforms and with multiple foundation models.

Industry

Broad:Professional & Business Services

Decisions and key events

21 July 2026OpenAI-Ona - Phase 1 determinationAttachmentPDF146.9 KB

Other documents

29 June 2026OpenAI - Ona - Phase 1 QuestionnaireAttachmentDOCX116.3 KB

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