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Thrive Holdings acquires ADT for $7.6 billion

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Thrive Holdings, backed by OpenAI, acquired ADT at $10 per share for approximately $7.6 billion in equity, with a total enterprise value of $15.3 billion. OpenAI will provide AI models and technical support to Thrive's smart home security business, while ADT will serve as the foundation for Thrive's new AI security products.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/29/2026

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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings acquires ADT for $7.6 billion to build AI-powered smart home security
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 29, 00:00recorded Oct 30, 04:55single sourcerevised

    Thrive Holdings acquires ADT for $7.6 billion

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    OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings acquires ADT for $7.6 billion to build AI-powered smart home security

    Report first recorded Oct 30, 04:55

    Thrive Holdings, backed by OpenAI, has acquired physical security company ADT for $7.6 billion in equity, with a total enterprise value of $15.3 billion. ADT will serve as the foundation for Thrive's smart home security business, and the two plan to jointly invest and release new AI-powered security products. OpenAI will supply AI models and forward-deployed engineers to support Thrive's portfolio companies.

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