Google DeepMind Poaches Windsurf Leadership as OpenAI Deal Collapses
UNITED STATES, JUL 12 – Google DeepMind hired Windsurf's CEO and core team, paying $2.4 billion for a non-exclusive license to advance AI coding without acquiring the startup, sources said.
- Last Friday, OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf fell apart, prompting Google to hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and R&D staff to join DeepMind.
- OpenAI’s acquisition exclusivity expired last month, ending talks with Windsurf as the startup remained in advanced negotiations until then.
- Google pays $2.4 billion for a nonexclusive license from Windsurf, exemplifying a reverse-acquihire that keeps the startup independent and allows licensing to others.
- Google’s hiring of Windsurf’s top talent boosts its Gemini project and intensifies the AI talent race among major tech firms.
- This licensing-based deal reflects a broader industry trend, potentially attracting antitrust scrutiny as it allows talent access without full acquisitions.
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In May, OpenAI agreed to buy a Windowsurf startup, which is developing IE products to work with software code. The deal was estimated at three billion dollars; it was supposed to be the largest openAI in the history of OpenAI. However, the parties were unable to agree. As a result, Windsurf's head, Varun Mohan, and the co-founder, Douglas Chen, moved to Google. This is the second OpenAI failure in the current summer; in June, it became known tha…
Google to pay $2.4 billion for AI executives from Windsurf
With a $2.4 billion agreement to license technology and hire top talent from AI coding startup Windsurf, Google has stepped up its efforts to dominate artificial intelligence. Varun Mohan, the CEO and co-founder of Windsurf, and a number of senior research and development employees join Google DeepMind as part of the deal, which was made public on Friday. Google to pay $2.4 billion for AI executives from Windsurf “We’re excited to welcome some t…
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