OpenAI Acquires Healthcare Startup Torch for $60 Million to Enhance ChatGPT Health
Published on: Jan. 13, 2026, 8:31 a.m. | Source: scanx.trade
OpenAI acquired healthcare startup Torch for approximately $60 million to enhance ChatGPT Health capabilities. Torch specializes in aggregating medical data from hospitals, labs, wearables, and health testing companies into unified platforms. The year-old startup's team, led by CEO Ilya Abyzov, has joined OpenAI to integrate their "medical memory for AI" technology with ChatGPT Health's personalized health response system.
