--- title: OpenAI acquires Hiro, an AI personal finance startup description: OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup founded by serial entrepreneur Ethan Bloch. The deal brings Bloch and approximately... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-acquires-hiro-an-ai-personal-finance-startup-ydgezxetp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI acquires Hiro, an AI personal finance startup | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup founded by serial entrepreneur Ethan Bloch. The deal brings Bloch and approximately... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-acquires-hiro-an-ai-personal-finance-startup-ydgezxetp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YdgEzxeTP.png og:image:alt: OpenAI acquires Hiro, an AI personal finance startup og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI acquires Hiro, an AI personal finance startup **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup founded by serial entrepreneur Ethan Bloch. The deal brings Bloch and approximately ten employees to OpenAI. Hiro, backed by Ribbit Capital and General Catalyst, launched its consumer financial planning tool about five months ago, offering AI-driven what-if scenario modelling for budgets, debts, and savings. The app will shut down on April 20 with all user data deleted by May 13. Terms were not disclosed. It remains unclear whether OpenAI will build a dedicated consumer finance product or integrate the expertise into its broader platform. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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