OpenAI is accelerating its push into the enterprise market. On Monday, the company announced the establishment of an independent entity—the OpenAI Deployment Company—aimed at helping various organizations build and deploy AI systems. The new firm was co-founded by 19 institutions including Goldman Sachs, Brookfield, Bain Capital, and others. The deployment company received initial investments exceeding $4 billion, reaching a pre-money valuation of $10 billion. As part of the announcement, OpenAI also acquired Tomoro, an application-focused AI consulting and engineering firm that brought approximately 150 "Frontier Deployment Engineers" (FDEs). This role, pioneered by Palantir, has become one of the most sought-after positions in the AI economy. Industry leaders responded enthusiastically. Box CEO Aaron Levie noted significant technical challenges in adapting enterprises to AI agents: "Nothing comes easily—you must first modernize infrastructure and data, ensure agents have the correct context, continuously evaluate and iterate on model upgrades, and drive process transformation." NVIDIA Vice President Sunny Madra commented, "Services and solutions are critical to earning enterprise trust." B Capital Partner Yan-David Erlich added, "Few companies possess the capacity to absorb frontier AI models; the OpenAI Deployment Company aims precisely to bridge this gap." Longtime tech analyst Carolina Milanesi highlighted Microsoft's absence: "Microsoft introduced the concept of 'frontier enterprises,' yet showed little interest in services; their largest AI partner now fills this void." Currently the world's highest-valued technology startup, OpenAI marks a strategic shift through the launch of the deployment company—from merely providing models toward deeply engaging in enterprise AI implementation and infrastructure modernization, paving the way for scalable enterprise-grade AI adoption.