# OpenAI brings in the Global Illumination team

OpenAI's original announcement on 2023/8/16 explicitly stated that it brought in the Global Illumination team, with the entire team joining OpenAI. The source did not demonstrate acquisition of all equity in the legal entity. A team transaction should not automatically be interpreted as deregistration of the original entity or acquisition of all company equity.



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## Connected profiles

- [Global Illumination](/companies/global-illumination)
- [OpenAI Startup Fund](/institutions/openai-startup-fund)

## Sources

- https://openai.com/index/openai-acquires-global-illumination/