OpenAI has acquired health-care technology startup Torch in a deal valued at roughly USD$60 million.
Revealed on Monday, the purchase brings Torch’s team and technology into OpenAI as the company accelerates its push into digital health services. Torch had been developing what it called a unified medical memory for artificial intelligence systems used in health care.
The platform aimed to pull patient data from many vendors and formats into a single, usable record for AI tools. Additionally, Torch employees will join OpenAI following the acquisition, according to statements from both companies.
Torch chief executive Ilya Abyzov said the deal allows the technology to reach a far larger audience through ChatGPT’s user base. He suggested the move gives everyday users easier access to AI tools that can interpret health information.
Abyzov previously co-founded Forward, a direct-to-consumer primary care startup built around automated CarePod clinics. However, Forward shut down abruptly in 2024 after struggling to sustain its business model.
OpenAI’s move comes days after it unveiled ChatGPT Health, a service letting users connect medical records and wellness apps. Meanwhile, the company also rolled out enterprise health products aimed at hospitals and large care providers.
Some early partners include major systems such as HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA), which is testing the tools internally. In December, OpenAI hired Albert Lee from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to lead corporate development and acquisitions.
That hire signaled a more aggressive deal strategy as competition intensifies with rivals like Google and Anthropic.
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OpenAI has been on a spree of partnerships
Furthermore, OpenAI completed several acquisitions in 2025 to expand beyond core AI research. One of the largest was the purchase of Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io for more than USD$6 billion in May.
Additionally, those deals point to a broader strategy focused on integrating AI into consumer and enterprise products. Consequently, the Torch acquisition fits into a wider effort to embed OpenAI’s models deeper into regulated industries like health care.
OpenAI has spent the past year expanding enterprise partnerships while committing capital to large-scale infrastructure and energy projects. The company deepened its long-running relationship with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), reinforcing Azure as a core platform for enterprise AI deployments.
That arrangement gives OpenAI access to global cloud capacity while allowing Microsoft to bundle advanced AI tools into business software. Additionally, OpenAI broadened its enterprise reach through reseller and regional partnerships aimed at large organizations.
In Asia, the company moved to distribute ChatGPT Enterprise through local technology firms serving regulated industries. Those deals are designed to lower adoption barriers for companies wary of deploying generative AI at scale.
Meanwhile, OpenAI also partnered with consulting and systems-integration firms to embed AI into corporate workflows. Those relationships focus on automation, customer support, analytics, and internal knowledge management. Infrastructure investment has become an equally central priority over the past year.
OpenAI joined the Stargate initiative alongside SoftBank Group to support massive AI data-center construction. Under that effort, the partners committed roughly USD$1 billion to energy generation and data-center development.
Additionally, the project targets multi-gigawatt facilities designed specifically for AI training and inference workloads. Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) has also emerged as a key infrastructure partner, providing cloud capacity and data-center expertise.
