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Google to Pay $2.4 Billion in Deal to License Tech of Coding Startup, Hire CEO

On Friday, Google announced a deal to license technology from AI coding startup Windsurf and hire its CEO Varun Mohan along with other key team members.
This agreement followed the expiration of a $3 billion acquisition offer from OpenAI, which had been negotiating with Windsurf since April but ultimately called off the deal.
Windsurf, launched in 2021 by a group of MIT alumni and previously known as Codeium, has grown to a team of 250 focused on developing AI tools for programmers and plans to operate independently moving forward.
A Google spokesperson expressed enthusiasm about bringing key AI developers from Windsurf into Google DeepMind to help progress their efforts in agentic coding.
The deal represents a reverse-acquihire where Google gains talent and licenses technology nonexclusively, while Windsurf retains freedom to license elsewhere and continue developing its product.

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Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports

Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool Windsurf, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.Read MoreThe post Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports first appeared on The Who Dat Daily.

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Google to Pay $2.4 Billion in Deal to License Tech of Coding Startup, Hire CEO

Google has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of AI coding startup Windsurf and hire its CEO and some of its employees, according to people familiar with the matter.

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