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Torch
San Francisco, CA · Founded 2025
Torch was a consumer health app that pulled lab results, medications and visit recordings into one record; it is being folded into ChatGPT Health.
Funding
- Last round or tender
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- Last valuation
- No citable valuation
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Reads
Acquisition: Closed
The acquisition completed.
Prepared by PiggyGPT, as of Oct 7, 2026
Signals
- Jan 12, 2026TechCrunch reported OpenAI bought Torch for an undisclosed sum, which The Information put at $100 million in equity.TechCrunch, Jan 12, 2026
- Jan 13, 2026eWEEK quoted OpenAI on X: “We’ve acquired Torch.”eWEEK, Jan 13, 2026
Named counterparties
- OpenAIThe acquirer, by its own statement as quoted by eWEEK.eWEEK, Jan 13, 2026
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Sources
- OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100MTechCrunch, Jan 12, 2026
- OpenAI Strengthens ChatGPT Health Plans With Torch AcquisitioneWEEK, Jan 13, 2026
- Trei programatori au lansat un startup IT și l-au vândut cu 100 milioane dolari, după un an. Cine este cumpărătorulStartupCafe, Jan 13, 2026
Researched Oct 7, 2026