The Technology M&A team advised Software Applications Incorporated on its sale to OpenAI. Software Applications is the developer of Sky, a natural language interface for macOS that enables users to interact with AI in context-aware and task-oriented ways across everyday desktop workflows. As part of the acquisition, the Sky team will join OpenAI and its technology will be integrated into ChatGPT.
Software Applications Incorporated is reimagining the personal computing experience by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and large language models. Its flagship product, Sky, is a natural language interface for macOS that understands what’s on the screen and helps the user take action across applications. By combining AI, automation, and deep system integration, Sky enables users to schedule meetings, send messages, search emails, and build custom tools using natural language, AppleScript, shell scripts, and more. The company’s mission is to unlock the full potential of computing and make technology feel like a true extension of the user.
The Goodwin team was led by Harley Brown, Matthew Baudler, Jesse Kalashyan, Patrick Sims, Daisy Beckner, Mira Pranav, and Megan Wilson, and included Justin Pierce, Carrie Miller, Justin Shields, Jia Jia Huang, Jinny Kim, Edward Holzwanger, Alastair Papworth, Andrew Lacy, Brady Cummins, Andrew Jensen, Daniel Karelitz, Tyler Mayo, Jacqueline Klosek, Cisco Palao-Ricketts, Brad Stewart, Ai Tajima, and Edward Botta Newton.
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