Openia’s Deal to get Virus Ai Coding Startup Windsurf for $ 3 billion Fell on Fridayaccording to the afternoon.
In a surprised twist, Google Defermind now hires Windsurf CEO Varun, Founder Douglas Chen, and some of the leading researchers. A Google spokesman confirms hiring air leaders in a techcrunch statement.
Especially, Google does not waste the stake in the air and no restraint with the company. However, as part of the agreement, Google has a license before starting air technology, which means that AI coding startup remains free technology license.
Bloomberg reported that Google pays $ 2.4 billion To license air technology and hired leading employees.
“We’re excited to welcome some AI top talents from Windsurf team to Google Defermind to improve our agent’s agent’s work,” as Google Wellespins Chris Pappas.
Deal represents the latest reverse of AI ecosystem, where a company hires the top talent at the start of the starting start but the company never happen. Google previously conducted a similar agreement to hire the character in the back.ai CEO Noam ShazeerLike Microsoft hiring Mustafa Sulleyman. These deals have helped many large tech companies increase their position to AI race without drawing scrutiny of regulation.
“We are excited to join Google Defermind with some of the Windsurf teams,” Mohan and Chen said in a TechCrunch statement. “We are proud of what air is built in the past four years and is eager to see it keeps their world’s world and start in the next round.”
Until Friday, the head of the air business, Jeff Wang, will replace as the interim cko at the beginning of the start of a Post Social Media. Most 250 people in Windsurf do not go to Google Defermind and continue to offer AI coding items for business customers.
The Openi Deal to get the Windsurf is reported to be a major point of tension in ChatGPPT tagher confronts with Microsoft ChatGpPT. Microsoft now has access to all intellectual properties of Openia; However Openii does not like the largest backker to also get the AI AI technology technology, according to previous reporting from Wall Street Journal.
Earlier on Friday, reported to the fate that the Openi’s Exclusive Time to Get Windsurf Expiredmean windsurf free to stay away from other offers. It seems that the Windsurf did not wait.
In recent months, Windsurf is one of the warmest starting AI coding in the market. In April, the start Arr arrived about $ 100 millionTechcrunch previously reported previously, from about $ 40 million months ago. That powerful growth attracts suitors like OpenI and clearly Google.
The addition of Mohohan, Cen, and other air leaders can enhance Google’s ability to build AI coding tools. In recent months, ai model providers focus on offering coding ai applications to attract developers. Anthropic raises its income behind a coding tool, Claude CodeAs Openi continues to pitch Codex, AI agent in AI, software engineers.
Windsurf, on the other hand, left in the most uncertain position as a result of this Agreement. Other AI startups who have seen their leaders hired by hired are struggling with the same moment’s momentum they previously passed. Scale AI Missing Customer as a result of meta agreementWhile inflection should Pivot from consumer ai After Microsoft Agreement.
It may likely be that the air can suffer a similar fate.
UPDATE 7:25 PM PT: This article has been updated to include reported Google Pay Price Payments to Deal.
