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OpenAI Launches 'Grove' for Pre-Idea AI Founders With Applications Open Until Sept. 24

A five-week in-person cohort at the San Francisco HQ provides mentoring from OpenAI technical leaders with early access to new models.

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Overview

  • The first cohort runs Oct. 20 to Nov. 21, 2025 at OpenAI’s headquarters in San Francisco.
  • Roughly 15 participants will take part in in-person workshops, weekly office hours and sessions led by technical leaders.
  • OpenAI frames Grove as distinct from its April Pioneer program and not a traditional startup accelerator.
  • Participants gain early access to internal tools and models and may continue working with OpenAI after the program.
  • The launch lands as Google and Microsoft promote comparable founder programs and as J.P. Morgan reports AI companies captured 71% of U.S. venture funding in 2025.